# Mexico's World Cup Campaign Off to a Flying Start

- Topic: football
- Source: Video published by FIFA
- Published: 2026-08-13
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yH5NG23IMw
- Language: en

Mexico made a resounding start to their 2018 World Cup campaign, defeating Korea Republic 3-0 in their opening match. Oribe Peralta scored the opening goal, followed by Javier Hernandez's 50th international goal and Hirving Lozano's debut World Cup strike. The victory sets Mexico up for a strong qualification push.

## Key takeaways

- Oribe Peralta scored the opening goal of Mexico's World Cup campaign
- Javier Hernandez reached his 50th international goal with a strike against Korea Republic
- Hirving Lozano made a memorable World Cup debut with a goal against Korea Republic
- Mexico's victory sets them up for a strong qualification push in Group F

> Summary by Daily Read Bytes. Read the original at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yH5NG23IMw