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#3 Germany vs Mexico (Group F)
Date: 17th June 2018
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Head-to-head:
Games played: 11
Germany wins: 6
Mexico wins: 1
Drawn: 4
Most recently, Germany and Mexico faced each other in the 2017 Confederations Cup semifinal where Germany won 4-1.
Preview:
Germany had a flawless record in qualifying, winning all 10 matches with relative ease and finished 11 points above 2nd placed Northern Ireland. Thomas Muller and Sandro Wagner top scored with 5 goals each.
Mexico also qualified unchallenged, topping the North American qualification with 21 points. Hirving Lozano was their talisman, scoring 4 goals.
Germany enter the tournament with a poor defensive record, unable to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 6 games, of which they lost 2. Mexico on the other hand, have a better record, winning 3 of their last 6 games and keeping 4 clean sheets in the process.
Key players:
Timo Werner, Toni Kroos, Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Javier Hernandez, Giovani dos Santos, Hector Herrera (Mexico)
Possible lineups:
Germany(4-2-3-1): Neuer, Kimmich, Hummels, Boateng, Hector, Khedira, Kroos, Muller, Reus, Ozil/Draxler, Werner
Mexico(4-1-4-1): Ochoa, Alvarez, Ayala, Moreno, Gallardo, Herrera, G dos Santos, J dos Santos, Guardado, Corona/Lozano, Hernandez
Prediction: Germany 3-1 Mexico
