FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, June 23, 2014
Mexico WLLWD 3
–
Croatia DWWLW 1
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Match Report

Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
45
Possession
55
12
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
258
Accurate Passes
322
336
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
8
24
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
80
24
Accurate Long Balls
55
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
35
32
Clearances
35

Head to Head

MEX leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Stipe PletikosaG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 5Vedran CorlukaCD-R
  4. 2Sime VrsaljkoLB
  5. 11Darijo SrnaRB
  6. 10Luka ModricAM
  7. 3Danijel PranjicLM
  8. 7Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 17Mario MandzukicF
  10. 18Ivica OlicAM-L
  11. 4Ivan PerisicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19SammirSUB
  2. 21Domagoj VidaSUB
  3. 20Mateo KovacicSUB
  4. 15Milan BadeljSUB
  5. 8Ognjen VukojevicSUB
  6. 9Nikica JelavicSUB
  7. 12Oliver ZelenikaSUB
  8. 23Danijel SubasicSUB
  9. 22EduardoSUB
  10. 16Ante RebicSUB
  11. 14Marcelo BrozovicSUB
  12. 13Gordon SchildenfeldSUB

MEX · 5-3-2

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 4Rafael MárquezCD
  3. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  4. 2MazaCD-R
  5. 7Miguel LayúnLB
  6. 22Paul AguilarRB
  7. 23José VázquezCM
  8. 18Andrés GuardadoCM-L
  9. 6Héctor HerreraCM-R
  10. 19Oribe PeraltaCF-L
  11. 10Giovani Dos SantosCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Javier HernándezSUB
  2. 17Isaac BrizuelaSUB
  3. 1José CoronaSUB
  4. 12Alfredo TalaveraSUB
  5. 8Marco FabiánSUB
  6. 11Alan PulidoSUB
  7. 21Carlos PeñaSUB
  8. 9Raúl JiménezSUB
  9. 5Diego ReyesSUB
  10. 20Javier AquinoSUB
  11. 3Carlos SalcidoSUB
  12. 16Miguel PonceSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 39' Rafael Márquez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
  4. 62' Substitution, Mexico. Chicharito replaces Giovani dos Santos.
  5. 66' José Vázquez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Croatia. Ante Rebic replaces Ivica Olic.
  7. 72' Goal! Croatia 0, Mexico 1. Rafael Márquez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
  8. 74' Substitution, Croatia. Nikica Jelavic replaces Danijel Pranjic.
  9. 75' Goal! Croatia 0, Mexico 2. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Oribe Peralta.
  10. 79' Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Peña replaces Oribe Peralta.
  11. 82' Goal! Croatia 0, Mexico 3. Chicharito (Mexico) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Márquez with a headed pass following a corner.
  12. 84' Substitution, Mexico. Marco Fabián replaces Andrés Guardado.
  13. 87' Goal! Croatia 1, Mexico 3. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  14. 89' Ante Rebic (Croatia) is shown the red card.

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