Here is all you need to know about Mexico’s upcoming match with South Korea in the Olympics on Wednesday, August 10th.
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Date: Wednesday, August 10th
Start Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Stadium: Mané Garrincha Stadium
TV Info: NBC Live Stream: NBC Sports Live
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While Germany will be looking to smash as many goals as is humanly possible against Fiji, the top two teams will be dueling it out with each other in Brasilia with the knowledge that a win will see them through top of the group and a loss will likely see them packing their bags and booking an early flight home.
This is the ruthless nature of tournament football and it was clear when the draw was made that one country would be going home with their proverbial ‘medal aspiration’ tail between their legs.
The defending champions Mexico were fancied to once again challenge for the title and South Korea, having drafted in Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min as one of their over 23 players to boost their striking arsenal, were hoping to build upon the bronze medal that they won in London 2012.
However, both sitting on four points (South Korea are ahead based on their superior goal difference due to their 8-0 thrashing of Fiji), they will be looking in the mirror at a German side who will beat Fiji rather convincingly. The complexities of the qualification come in the goal difference, and if Mexico and Korea draw, the three protagonists of the group will all finish on five points. What a fantastic end to a fantastic group.