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Both sides will know their fates inside the next three hours as Germany and Sweden meet in Sochi. A win for the Swedes would give them two wins from as many games and put them joint-top of Group F with Mexico with a game to Lenny Dykstra Jersey go, leaving the world champions and South Korea unable to catch them. A draw too would prove to be enough to send Mexico through the knockout rounds, with only Sweden capable of knocking them off the perch, whilst it would also send South Korea home with a game to go. But if Germany win, then all four sides remain in contention to either progre s or mi s out. It's certainly going to be a nervy day for Group F; until the next time though, thank you for joining us - and have a good weekend!

Mexico hold on to win consecutive World Cup games for the first time since 2002! Son Heung-min's injury-time goal set up a nervy final few minutes at Rostov Arena but in the end, Javier Hernandez's 50th goal for his country proved to be the vital difference between Mexico and South Korea as the former put one foot into the knockout stages and the latter sit of the cusp of elimination from Group F. Full-time in Rostov-on-Don, it finishes South Korea 1-2 Mexico.

FULL TIME South Korea 1-2 Mexico

90+3 Mins:GOAL! South Korea get one back with Heung Min-Son scoring an absolute screamer he cuts in from the right before curling the ball into the top corner with power. Too little too late for South Korea though as just one minute remains.

Jeurys Familia Jersey 90 Mins:There's going to be five added minutes in Rostov-on-Don; can Mexico find a third to add a little more glo s to the result?

88 Mins:Son cuts a path down the middle of the Mexican half and goes for goal from 22 yards, pushing his effort well over the cro sbar. It's been a frustrating World Cup for him - and he looks set to be on an early flight home too.

84 Mins:Kim Min-woo is the final man to be subbed for South Korea with Hong Chul on in his place.

82 Mins:Alvarez goes down on the edge of his own box with what looks like cramp and after a moment, play resumes with Son trying a shot from distance that rebounds off the legs of Salcedo.

80 Mins:Jung becomes the fourth man into the book for South Korea now after he comes in heavily on Hernandez.

77 Mins:Play resumes now with some more changes; Moon is replaced by Jung Woo-Young for South Koreaand Giovani dos Santos comes on for Vela for Mexico.

75 Mins:Tempers flare over a little as South Korea blow a golden chance. Ochoa plays short to Marquez who plays back - lazily - to his keeper, allowing Son to dart in an intercept. The defender recovers in time to stop the shot and deny two more attempts; the ball eventually rolls back to Ochoa but not before Ki slides in on him, apparently injuring the keeper, and sparking a bout of shoving between players in the box.

74 Mins:Moon turns in a cro s from the right looking Ki but only finds Marquez; South Korea get a second bite a moment later as Lee lays on a Mookie Wilson Jersey pa s for Ki that takes a deflection into the arms of Ochoa.

72 Mins:Lee Seung-Woo is the third man to go into the book for South Korea as he brings down Layun with a bad foul out on the right wing.

71 Mins:Hirving Lozano comes off for Jesus Corona.

70 Mins:Hwang puts a bobbling shot in from the left edge of the Mexican box that Ochoa does well to hold onto. Son feels he was taken out late serving up the a sist; the referee waves him away and the Mexican keeper puts it deep.

68 Mins:As the game gets back underway, Guardado is replaced by Rafael Marquez for Mexico, with their first chage of the game.

66 Mins:HERNANDEZ Yoenis Cespedes Jersey SCORES! 2-0 TO MEXICO! It's the 50th goal for Javier Hernandez in national colours as he steps inside two defenders with a ball clipped to him by Lozano eight yards out on the left, and he drills it in at the right corner past Cho before wheeling off in celebration. Mexico go wild; South Korea look forlorn. That could be the game.

64 Mins:Lee Seung-Woo is introduced off the bench in place of Ju to give the midfield some added pace.

63 Mins:Lee Yong becomes the second man to see yellow in this match as he comes in heavy on Lozano in midfield. South Korea look like they are about to make a change.

62 Mins:This is thrilling, end-to-end stuff. Lee Jae-sung sees a powerful effort blocked by Salcedo at one end; down the other, Vela curls a dipping ball just over the cro sbar from 18 yards out. There's definitely the sense that a goal is coming in Rostov-on-Don.

60 Mins:Mexico aren't able to pre s from the set-piece but a moment Gary Carter Jersey later, Moreno intercepts and cuts his way through the Korean defence to the opposition box. He plays a throughball in for Lozano; Kim Young-gwon gets in the way of the attacking midfielder's shot.

59 Mins:Guardado! The Mexican captain sees a fabulous effort curled towards the top-left corner just pushed wide by a leaping Cho. South Korea concede the corner.

58 Mins:Kim Young-gwon is the first player to be booked in this match after he brings Vela down 25 yards out from the South Korean goal. Free-kick to Mexico...

56 Mins:Ki! A rocket of an effort from the South Korean, driven in from outside the box, is bobbled by Ochoa before he claims at the second attempt. Mexico rode their luck there after Son oppened them up to present the oppertunity.

55 Mins:Mexico win themselves a free-kick 30 yards out on the left with Layun tips into the box, putting it straight to Cho who has no difficulty in claiming it.

53 Mins:Lee Jae-sung curls a left-footed effort in that runs close, but Ochoa gets low enough to save it at the bottom-right corner. South Korea know that an equaliser is a lifeline in avoiding an early flight home, and they are slowly growing in confidence.

52 Mins:Salcedo deflects a Moon effort inside the Mexican box on the back of a counter-attack, and the South Korean players appeal loudly for handball. The referee is unmoved however and they instead have a corner.

51 Mins:Hernandez tries his luck from distance now and like Lozano before him, he can only steer his shot some distance above the cro sbar after foxing the Korean centre-back pair.

50 Mins:Lozano! The Mexican man makes a great first touch and takes a lovely step in off his outside foot to get around Juan Lagares Jersey Kim Young-gwon and Jang on the edge of the Korean box, only to send his effort sailing well over the goal.

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