Korea taking on co-host Mexico in pursuit of 2nd straight win
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Korea will try to win consecutive group stage matches for the first time in their FIFA World Cup history when they face Mexico this week. The kickoff between world No. 25 Korea and 14th-ranked Mexico will be at 7 p.m. Thursday (local time) at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, western Mexico, or 10 a.m. Friday (Korean time). Both teams won their first matches in Group A last week, with Mexico, one of the three co-hosts of the tournament, shutting down South Africa 2-0 and Korea coming from behind to beat Czechia 2-1. The winner of the upcoming match will be in the driver's seat to win Group A, with winnable matches against two clear underdogs — South Africa for Korea and Czechia for Mexico — on the horizon next week. History doesn't appear to be on Korea's side, though. Korea have never won their second match of a World Cup in their 11 previous tries, with four draws and seven losses. The drought includes a 2-1 loss to Mexico at the 2018 competition in Russia. The Taegeuk Warriors have won back-to-back matches at any point at a World Cup just once. In 2002, they be
