FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, June 17, 2018
Mexico WLDWL 1
–
Germany DDLLW 0
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MEX101
GER000
Luzhniki Stadium · FS1

Match Report

Mexico beats defending champion Germany 1-0 at World Cup

Germany became the third defending champion in the last 16 years to lose its opening match at the World Cup, falling to Mexico 1-0 Sunday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
8
9
Saves
3
39
Possession
61
12
SHOTS
25
4
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
228
Accurate Passes
516
302
Passes
597
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
55
29
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
9
14
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
19
Interceptions
9
29
Effective Clearances
5
29
Clearances
5

Head to Head

GER leads series 3-0

Lineups

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 5Mats HummelsCD-L
  3. 17Jérôme BoatengCD-R
  4. 2Marvin PlattenhardtLB
  5. 18Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 10Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 6Sami KhediraRM
  9. 9Timo WernerF
  10. 7Julian DraxlerAM-L
  11. 13Thomas MüllerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Marc-André ter StegenSUB
  2. 11Marco ReusSUB
  3. 4Matthias GinterSUB
  4. 12Kevin TrappSUB
  5. 20Julian BrandtSUB
  6. 16Antonio RüdigerSUB
  7. 21Ilkay GündoganSUB
  8. 23Mario GómezSUB
  9. 15Niklas SüleSUB
  10. 19Sebastian RudySUB
  11. 14Leon GoretzkaSUB

MEX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 2Hugo AyalaCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 3Carlos SalcedoRB
  6. 11Carlos VelaAM
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  8. 16Héctor HerreraRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoAM-L
  11. 7Miguel LayúnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Edson ÁlvarezSUB
  2. 20Javier AquinoSUB
  3. 6Jonathan dos SantosSUB
  4. 5Érick GutiérrezSUB
  5. 9Raúl JiménezSUB
  6. 10Giovani Dos SantosSUB
  7. 12Alfredo TalaveraSUB
  8. 4Rafael MárquezSUB
  9. 17Jesús CoronaSUB
  10. 1José CoronaSUB
  11. 19Oribe PeraltaSUB
  12. 8Marco FabiánSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Germany 0, Mexico 1. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chicharito following a fast break.
  2. 40' Héctor Moreno (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 58' Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Carlos Vela.
  4. 60' Substitution, Germany. Marco Reus replaces Sami Khedira.
  5. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Hirving Lozano.
  6. 74' Substitution, Mexico. Rafael Márquez replaces Andrés Guardado.
  7. 79' Substitution, Germany. Mario Gomez replaces Marvin Plattenhardt.
  8. 83' Thomas Müller (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 84' Mats Hummels (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Timo Werner.
  11. 90' Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.

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