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[Riley @Riley____j]

@SonnyDaysLAFC @JohnThorrLOL Thats why I’d want to see Oh paired with Son

[Riley @Riley____j]

@JohnThorrLOL @SonnyDaysLAFC Basically. Both are playing Son out of position as a striker when son is supposed to be a winger. Both are incompetent

[Riley @Riley____j]

@DomApuzzo Messi is the goat

[Pain.𝕏 @GBarca_]

Remember how funny this was 😭😭

[Riley @Riley____j]

@apparentlybecca Refs were heavily favoring Mexico. Didn’t call any fouls, Mexico handball, and their manager Javier Aguirre constantly being outside of his box when he should have gotten a yellow.

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

❤️🇦🇷🇮🇷 ARGENTINA FANS stand with TEAM IRAN at FIFA World Cup!

[Riley @Riley____j]

It was offside anyways. Nice try tho!

[cece @CeceRey]

“mexico didn’t score because they were better than us”

[Jason (Hanshin) Lee @Jasons_JaysHub]

WE GO AGAIN. Make me proud ❤️

[2026WC Reporter @NAmerica2026WC]

Son Heung-min currently ranks in the top 7 for pressures per 90 minutes among Striker in the 2026 World Cup. @fbref

[Riley @Riley____j]

@tuh0n It would be funny if Korea advance further than the host nation Mexico. Maybe getting second place in the group was a blessing in disguise

[Riley @Riley____j]

@BibimBallers @FabrizioRomano He’s back in Spain

[Riley @Riley____j]

@bbzizouu We own them

[Riley @Riley____j]

@SonnyDaysLAFC Korea must start Oh Hyeon Gyu against S. Africa. No exceptions, son can not be a striker. He must be a winger if he is gonna start

[Playmaker @Playmaker8u]

📲Joao Nevez’s girlfriend Madalena aragao replies a Ronaldo fan on Instagram 😭😭

“Tell your goat to retire he’s very se!fish”

[Riley @Riley____j]

@bophalman That wasn’t kim’s fault you idiots

[Riley @Riley____j]

@bjk_radar Not his fault.

[Han June Football-Asian.com @holazuni]

📋 Tactical Breakdown: Why Hong Myung-bo’s early hook of Son Heung-min backfired catastrophically against Javier Aguirre’s Mexico. 🇲🇽🇰🇷

Unlike the Czech Republic match where subbing Son opened up transitional spaces for a late win, trying the exact same script against El Tri was a fatal tactical miscalculation. Here is why: 👇

Key Tactical Insights:

🚫 The Low-Block Trap: Following Luis Romo’s 50th-minute opener via a Julián Quiñones cross, Javier Aguirre immediately collapsed Mexico into a compact, highly disciplined low block.

🧲 Stripping the 'Gravity': Dissecting a deeply recessed defense requires an elite forward with world-class "gravity"—someone who can retain possession in tight pockets and drag top center-backs like Johan Vásquez and Edson Álvarez out of position. Pulling Son in the 57th minute stripped Korea of its ultimate creative valve.

🔄 The Substitution Illusion: Replacements Oh Hyeon-gyu (lacking match sharpness) and Hwang Hee-chan completely failed to establish physical hold-up play or complete signature isolating dribbles against a settled defense.

📊 The Statistical Mirage: Korea finished with 58% possession and a superior xG (0.69 vs 0.48), but without Son knitting the final-third passages together, it was just safe, toothless perimeter recycling until Cho Gue-sung’s late header.

💡 Treating a generational asset like Son Heung-min as an expendable, generic substitution piece based on past scripts was Hong's ultimate undoing. A costly lesson as Korea misses out on the top seed. 👑

🔗 [https://t.co/KPk4RhzI7t]

#WorldCup #SouthKorea #Mexico #SonHeungMin #JavierAguirre #HongMyungBo #TacticalAnalysis #FootballAsian

[Riley @Riley____j]

@Justkickoff9_4 @pjeung23 Thoughts @pjeung23 @radaibeatboxer

[Riley @Riley____j]

@gorymeraz @sepulttur

[Riley @Riley____j]

@tsstiner @TatisTruther It would be pretty funny if South Korea make it further than Mexico. We easily could have gotten the first goal if this idiot of a manager didn’t start Son as a striker