About This Match
FEAST your eyes on this collision of fire and finesse! Mexico arrives with silk in their boots and a SEVEN-time curse on their backs — the Round of 16 graveyard known as El Quinto Partido haunting every silky pass and pacey wing run they unleash. Across the pitch stand the Red Devils of South Korea, relentless hunters in red who pressed and roared their way to a 2002 semifinal that the world STILL argues about over breakfast. Creative artistry against suffocating intensity — one team chasing redemption, the other chasing GHOSTS — and the noise tonight will be DEAFENING!
Human Rights & Country Data
Mexico
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships
South Korea
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships