Mexico
1–0
South Korea
Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara to become the first team to clinch a place in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup. Luis Romo scored the only goal in the 50th minute, capitalising on a moment of confusion in the Korean defence to finish into an empty net. Mexico's second clean sheet of the tournament confirmed their place in the next round on six points; South Korea remain on three and must rely on matchday three to advance. Three of our four AI models called it correctly: Claude (Mexico to win), Gemini (Mexico or draw) and DeepSeek (South Korea under 1.5) all landed in a tight 1-0 win. ChatGPT (over 2.5 goals) just missed as the game produced a single goal.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Both teams won their openers by scoring, drew their last meeting 2-2, and meet with top spot at stake — an open game with goals is the likeliest script.
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