Moon Seon-min (RM) - 6.5

Didn't play a minute of South Korea's qualification campaign but made himself busy here, tirelessly harassing any Mexican that strayed into his zone on the right. He was industrious in the second half, too.

Ju Se-jong (CM) - 6

Generally untidy in midfield. Ju had an important role to play in keeping possession and allowing South Korea's attackers time to get into dangerous positions, but he couldn't be relied upon to give his backline some slack.

Ki Sung-yueng (CM)-  7

The man without a club was influential, winning his aerial battles, finding the mark with positive, forward passes and getting involved at both ends of the pitch.

Hwang Hee-chan (LM) - 6

Hwang made a bright start to the second half, turning his man and feeding Moon to carve a shooting opportunity.

Lee Jae-sung (FW) - 5

A frustrating afternoon for Lee. Well, it was pretty frustrating for his whole team, but particularly for Lee, who couldn't forage his way into the contest.

Son Heung-min - 7.5

You can't accuse Son of a lack of effort - the endeavour was clear to see, particularly in the second half, he was desperate to make an impact on this stage. When he strayed wide, Mexico doubled up on him, so he was reduced to long-range punts, which were all a bit hopeless until his ninth and final shot of the match - a stupendous left-footed strike into the top corner. Well-earned.

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Lee Seung-woo - 6

The 20 year-old bolter entered the fray on the hour-mark, and his most notable contribution to the match was a wild take-down of Layun. In fairness, it was closer than Kim min-woo had managed to get to the winger all match.

Jung Woo-Yung - 6

Booked in the 80th minute for catching Hernandez with an elbow.

Chul Hong - 5.5

Provided fresh legs and was a bundle of energy... but to no real end, unfortunately.