Portugal vs Mexico, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Confederations Cup
Portugal
  • 34': Ricardo Quaresma
  • 86': Cédric
FT
2 - 2
Mexico
  • 42': Javier Hernández
  • 90'+1': Héctor Moreno

Cristiano Ronaldo starts but Portugal held by Mexico in Confederations Cup

Mexico twice came from behind to earn an unlikely 2-2 draw against European champions Portugal in the sides' Confederations Cup opener in Kazan.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
  • 1': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Chicharito (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Cédric Soares (Portugal).
  • 3': Foul by Chicharito (Mexico).
  • 3': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Dangerous play by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
  • 4': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Diego Reyes (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by João Moutinho.
  • 16': Offside, Mexico. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 18': André Gomes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
  • 19': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Mexico).
  • 19': Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Offside, Portugal. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Pepe is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 26': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
  • 29': Chicharito (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by André Gomes (Portugal).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 32': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
  • 32': Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Dangerous play by Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico).
  • 32': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
  • 34': Goal! Portugal 1, Mexico 0. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 36': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
  • 36': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
  • 37': Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Chicharito (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
  • 38': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but André Gomes is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
  • 42': Goal! Portugal 1, Mexico 1. Chicharito (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 43': Chicharito (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Cédric Soares (Portugal).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Chicharito (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Mexico 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Mexico 1.
  • 46': Cédric Soares (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Chicharito (Mexico).
  • 48': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
  • 48': Miguel Layún (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 54': André Gomes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
  • 57': Foul by Miguel Layún (Mexico).
  • 57': Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Mexico. Giovani dos Santos replaces Carlos Vela.
  • 58': Substitution, Portugal. Gelson Martins replaces Nani.
  • 58': Substitution, Portugal. Adrien Silva replaces João Moutinho.
  • 59': Offside, Portugal. Raphael Guerreiro tries a through ball, but Pepe is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal).
  • 60': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Substitution, Mexico. Néstor Araújo replaces Carlos Salcedo.
  • 67': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Adrien Silva (Portugal).
  • 68': Foul by Adrien Silva (Portugal).
  • 68': Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Adrien Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Adrien Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Dangerous play by Chicharito (Mexico).
  • 73': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Mexico).
  • 73': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
  • 76': Foul by André Gomes (Portugal).
  • 76': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Mexico. Oribe Peralta replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 79': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal).
  • 79': Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
  • 79': José Fonte (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
  • 82': Substitution, Portugal. André Silva replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
  • 83': Foul by Gelson Martins (Portugal).
  • 83': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
  • 84': José Fonte (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. André Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Gomes with a cross.
  • 86': Goal! Portugal 2, Mexico 1. Cédric Soares (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Silva following a fast break.
  • 90': Chicharito (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by William Carvalho.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Portugal 2, Mexico 2. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': André Gomes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Mexico 2.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Portugal 2, Mexico 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 1
61.2 Possession 38.8
11 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
482 Accurate Passes 266
551 Passes 345
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 48
38 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Confederations Cup

Venue: Ak Bars Arena
Location: Kazan, Russia
Attendance: 34,372

Confederations Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 3 +5 7
2 Mexico 3 +2 7
3 Russia 3 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 -7 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
6 José Fonte
3 Pepe
5 Raphaël Guerreiro
21 Cédric
14 William Carvalho
8 João Moutinho
15 André Gomes Yellow Card
20 Ricardo Quaresma
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
17 Nani
Portugal Substitutes:
José Sá, Adrien Silva, Danilo Pereira, Pizzi, Gelson Martins, Bernardo Silva, André Silva, Eliseu, Luís Neto, Beto, Bruno Alves, Nélson Semedo.

MEX Mexico (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
15 Héctor Moreno
5 Diego Reyes
7 Miguel Layún
3 Carlos Salcedo
16 Héctor Herrera
18 Andrés Guardado Yellow Card
6 Jonathan dos Santos
9 Raúl Jiménez
14 Javier Hernández
11 Carlos Vela
Mexico Substitutes:
Rodolfo Cota, Giovani Dos Santos, Hirving Lozano, Oribe Peralta, Luis Reyes, Javier Aquino, Néstor Araujo, Jürgen Damm, Oswaldo Alanís, Marco Fabián, Alfredo Talavera, Rafael Márquez.

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