FIFA World Cup 2018, Highlights Germany vs Mexico: Mexico beat defending champions Germany 1-0.
Sylvester Tamang
Updated: 17 June 2018 22:34 IST
A resolute defensive display saw Mexico beat defending champions Germany 1-0 in their Group F match on Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium. Hirving Lozano was the hero for Mexico as he scored the winner. Germany had the majority of possession in the second half where they were chasing the game but Mexican defenders stood like a rock and successfully defended the slender lead. Lozano's strike had helped Mexico take a 1-0 lead over defending champions Germany at halftime. The first half saw a flurry of chances fall for both Germany and Mexico. However, it was Lozano's perfectly taken shot that gave Mexico the lead in the 35th minute. Germany's Toni Kroos struck a fine free-kick that was brilliantly saved by Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. The match saw the maximum number of shots in this edition of World Cup so far. Germany enjoyed lion's share of the possession throughout but it was the Mexicans who had the more best chances of the half. (Highlights: Germany vs Mexico
Highlights of 2018 FIFA World Cup, Germany vs Mexico, straight from Luzhniki Stadium
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22:21 IST: Mexico beat Germany 1-0. The Central Americans have stunned the defending champions. With this loss, Germany are the third defending champions in four editions to lose their opening match.
22:20 IST: And its over. We have the first upset of this tournament.
22:14 IST: Final five minutes to go.
22:12 IST: Kroos has been giving his all and he yet again hits a long-ranger but to no avail. Hummels receive a yellow card right after that. Nothing going Germany's way at the moment | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 84 minutes
22:11 IST: YELLOW CARD! Thomas Mueller gets booked for catching Hector Herrera | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 82 minutes
22:09 IST: Miguel Layun smashes it outside the target. Mexico should have buried this match by now.
22:06 IST: Miguel Layun was all by himself. Three German defenders closed him down but he still managed to hit it. But sadly for Mexico it is over the bar | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 77 minutes
22:04 IST: Final 14 minutes to go. Mexico have weathered the storm so far and rightly lead 1-0. Germany have to conjure up some magic if they want to get something from this game. Only Kroos has looked like scoring for the Germans | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 76 minutes
22:00 IST: MEXICO SUBSTITUTION! Rafael Marquez comes in for Andres Guardado in the 72nd minute. He becomes the only third player to take part in five World Cups.
22:00 IST: Mexico are trying to catch Germany on the break | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 72 minutes
21:58 IST: OFFSIDE! Hernandez is offside. He goes down too easily hoping for a decision in his favour but the referee doesn't pay any heed to it.
21:55 IST: GERMANY CHANCE! Muller crosses it perfectly but Draxler hits it wide. Mexico still lead 1-0. Germany already have 16 shots on goal with six shots on target. Sadly, they have no goals to show for.
21:52 IST: CHANCE FOR GERMANY! Kimmich tries an overhead kick. He couldn't get it on target but a good try nonetheless | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 64 minutes
21:51 IST: MATCH STAT! 334 passes for Germany in comparison to Mexico's 168 passes so far.
21:47 IST: SUBSTITUTION! Germany! Marco Reus comes in for Sami Khedira in the 60th minute
21:45 IST: Number 11 Carlos Vela is substituted for Mexico.
21:45 IST: MEXICO CHANCE! Awful ball towards Andres Guardado by Hernandez. Only if the pass was right, Mexico would have been 2-0 up. Germany survive. Guardado is livid.
21:44 IST: Germany have been attacking more in the second half. Mexico are mere spectators in the second half. They wouldn't mind the scoreline at the end of the match.
21:43 IST: CORNER! Germany have the chance to get back in the game. Kroos tries to shoot but closed down by the Mexican defenders | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 55 minutes
21:42 IST: Kimmich unnecessarily shoots the ball while his teammates were waiting for the ball. Pressure on the mighty Germans | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 53 minutes
21:39 IST: Lozano just over ran the ball. The goal scorer has been fantastic till now. he is a constant threat on the left wing.
21:35 IST: Germany are keeping more of the ball and not trying too hard like they did in the first half | Germany 0-1 Mexico after 48 minutes
21:33 IST: Second half begins | Both the sides remain unchanged
21:25 IST: Germany haven't lost an opening game since 1982 and they will look to change that in the second half.