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REUTERSSouth Korea vs Mexico: Javier Hernandez puts Mexico on the brink of the last 16 After they shocked world champions Germany in their opening Group F game, Mexico secured a 2-1 win as Carlos Vela tucked home a first-half penalty before Javier Hernandez wrapped up the points with his 50th international goal
South Korea, who pulled a goal back in stoppage time through Son Heung-min, are all-but out after suffering a second narrow defeat but Mexico, meanwhile, are on the verge on qualification for the latter stages
Although they are set to progress out of Group F, they will be keen to get past the round of 16 for the first time since hosting the finals in 1986
South Korea were guilty of committing a lot of early fouls, Hernandez heading wide just after 10 minutes as Mexico looked to take advantage of one of the resulting free-kicks
Mexico's match-winner against Germany, Hirving Lozano, bravely threw his body in front of a Hwang Hee-chan cross as Lee Yong prepared to hammer in a shot at the back-post, hurting himself in the process
REUTERSSouth Korea vs Mexico: Carlos Vela scored from the spot Mexico were soon ahead
Lozano initially failed to turn home a low cross and Mexico were awarded a penalty as Jang Hyun-soo was penalised for handball - referee Milorad Mazic not needing to use VAR to point to the spot
Vela stepped up and coolly sent Cho Hyun-woo the wrong way to mark his 70th cap with the opening goal
The lead was almost doubled shortly after but Cho was this time equal to Miguel Layun's long-range strike
The second-half began more equally but it was Cho who was once again called into action just before the hour, tipping a deflected Andres Guardado effort behind for a corner
Vela angled a curling strike just over the bar before Hernandez made sure of the win with a landmark goal
EPASouth Korea vs Mexico: Javier Hernandez scored the crucial winning goal Lozano burst forward as Mexico caught South Korea on the break and he teed up the West Ham striker, who cut inside before scuffing home to double the lead and bring up a half-century of goals for his country in the process
South Korea should have got themselves back into the game as Rafael Marquez's under-hit back-pass played Son in - but he could not take advantage
Ki Sung-yeung escaped punishment despite catching Guillermo Ochoa with a late challenge as he chased the loose ball
With time running out, Son scored South Korea's first goal of the finals and it was one worth waiting for as he bent a 20-yard strike out of the reach of Ochoa and into the corner - but it proved too little, too late
Juan Carlos Osorio's side now face a final group game against Sweden in Ekaterinburg on Wednesday, while South Korea take on Germany in Kazan