'Sonny' curled home a wonderful strike from 25 yards in the 93rd minute to pull a goal back but it was too little, too late as Mexico took the honours 2-1 to make it two wins out of two in Group F.
It's not all over but South Korea now need to beat Germany - late, late winners against Sweden on Saturday - and hope Mexico beat Sweden in the last round of matches. In that scenario, Germany, South Korea and Sweden would all be on three points.
Below: Sonny takes on Mexico's Gallardo and Salcedo