Historical vibe shift today Korea has never won two WC group stage games in a row and VS. Mexico their record is extremely average But against Czech Republic, the tallest and most physical team in the group, they came back to win 2-1 and were extremely disciplined, which is tough to do in a WC game with incredible pressure I personally thought Mexico looked quite poor VS. SA Also consider SA played with 9 men and technically, they're the worst team in the entire competition Montes being out I think is a massive blow because the replacement, Álvarez, is not really a natural CB and everytime he's played there, he's very suspect I see some favoring Mexico because of a height advantage but Korea actually has a higher average height, especially with Montes being out (their tallest player) I just think it comes down to comparing Korea attack VS. Mexico defense, and Mexico attack vs. Korea defense Also comparing past results means almost nothing in the WC, we've seen this with every game so far with the amount of upsets My personal plays: 1. Money line: Korea 2. Combo: BTTS and Korea to win 3. Score prediction: 2-1 Korea 4. Hedge Combo: BTTS and Draw