Mexico vs. South Korea: How to watch the Group A World Cup match today: TV channel, start time, where to stream free, and more

Mexico and South Korea both won their tournament openers, and now the rivals from Group A will face off – the winner of this match will take the lead in the group and is likely to secure their spot in the knockout round. The Mexico vs. South Korea match will be held at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico, and will kick off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 18, on FOX and Telemundo. Find out more about this game and all of this week's biggest matches in our 2026 World Cup guide.

>Here's everything you need to know about watching the Mexico vs. South Korea match at the 2026 World Cup live from the U.S. (Plus, find out how you can catch every other game of the tournament).

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>Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

>Time: 9 p.m. ET

>Location: Estadio Akron, Zapopan

>TV channels: FOX, Telemundo

>Streaming:YouTube TV, DirecTV, Peacock, and more

Mexico vs. South Korea game time:The 2026 World Cup game between Mexico and South Korea kicks off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Mexico vs. South Korea channel:FOX will be broadcasting the Mexico vs. South Korea World Cup game in English. A Spanish-language broadcast of the game will air on Telemundo.

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2026 FIFA World Cup group stage schedule: All times Eastern

>Thursday, June 18 Czechia vs South Africa: 12 p.m. (FOX) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 p.m. (FOX) — SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Canada vs Qatar: 6 p.m. (FS1) — BC Place, Vancouver Mexico vs South Korea: 9 p.m. (FOX) — Estadio Akron, Zapopan

>Friday, June 19 United States vs Australia: 3 p.m. (FOX) — Lumen Field, Seattle Scotland vs Morocco: 6 p.m. (FOX) — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Brazil vs Haiti: 8:30 p.m. (FOX) — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Türkiye vs Paraguay: 11 p.m. (FS1) — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

>Saturday, June 20 Netherlands vs Sweden: 1 p.m. (FOX) — NRG Stadium, Houston Germany vs Ivory Coast: 4 p.m. (FOX) — BMO Field, Toronto Ecuador vs Willemstad Curaçao: 8 p.m. (FS1) — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

>Sunday, June 21 Tunisia vs Japan: 12 a.m. (FS1) — Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe Spain vs Saudi Arabia: 12 p.m. (FOX) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Belgium vs Iran: 3 p.m. (FS1) — SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Uruguay vs Cape Verde: 6 p.m. (FS1) — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami New Zealand vs Egypt: 9 p.m. (FS1) — BC Place, Vancouver

>Monday, June 22 Argentina vs Austria: 1 p.m. (FOX) — AT&T Stadium, Arlington France vs Iraq: 5 p.m. (FOX) — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Norway vs Senegal: 8 p.m. (FOX) — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Jordan vs Algeria: 11 p.m. (FS1) — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

>Tuesday, June 23 Portugal vs Uzbekistan: 1 p.m. (FOX) — NRG Stadium, Houston England vs Ghana: 4 p.m. (FOX) — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Panama vs Croatia: 7 p.m. (FOX) — BMO Field, Toronto Colombia vs DR Congo: 10 p.m. (FS1) — Estadio Akron, Zapopan

>Wednesday, June 24 Switzerland vs Canada: 3 p.m. (FOX) — BC Place, Vancouver Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar: 3 p.m. (FS1) — Lumen Field, Seattle Scotland vs Brazil: 6 p.m. (FOX) — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Morocco vs Haiti: 6 p.m. (FS1) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Czechia vs Mexico: 9 p.m. (FOX) — Estadio Azteca, Mexico City South Africa vs South Korea: 9 p.m. (FS1) — Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe

>Thursday, June 25 Ecuador vs Germany: 4 p.m. (FOX) — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Willemstad Curaçao vs Ivory Coast: 4 p.m. (FS1) — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Tunisia vs Netherlands: 7 p.m. (FOX) — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Japan vs Sweden: 7 p.m. (FS1) — AT&T Stadium, Arlington Türkiye vs United States: 10 p.m. (FOX) — SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Paraguay vs Australia: 10 p.m. (FS1) — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

>Friday, June 26 Norway vs France: 3 p.m. (FOX) — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Senegal vs Iraq: 3 p.m. (FS1) — BMO Field, Toronto Uruguay vs Spain: 8 p.m. (FOX) — Estadio Akron, Zapopan Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia: 8 p.m. (FS1) — NRG Stadium, Houston New Zealand vs Belgium: 11 p.m. (FOX) — BC Place, Vancouver Egypt vs Iran: 11 p.m. (FS1) — Lumen Field, Seattle

>Saturday, June 27 Panama vs England: 5 p.m. (FOX) — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Croatia vs Ghana: 5 p.m. (FS1) — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Colombia vs Portugal: 7:30 p.m. (FOX) — Hard Rock Stadium, Miami DR Congo vs Uzbekistan: 7:30 p.m. (FS1) — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Jordan vs Argentina: 10 p.m. (FOX) — AT&T Stadium, Arlington Algeria vs Austria: 10 p.m. (FS1) — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

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