10th Match FIFA World Cup 2018
10th Match FIFA World Cup 2018
Mexico defeat defending
world
champions
Germany 1-0 in World
Cup
2018
v Hirving Lozano scored the winner after a swift
counter-attack
v Toni
Kroos hit the crossbar, but Germany could not respond
v RELIVE: As
it happened, stats
MOSCOW: Defending world
champions Germany lost to Mexico 1-0 in their World Cup Group F opener on
Sunday after Hirving Lozano finished off a sweeping move to smash the ball in
after 34 minutes and release an explosion of noise in Luzhniki Stadium.
Germany had looked
vulnerable at the back throughout the first half and had several narrow escapes
as Mexico poured bodies forward, but they came close to equalising when a Toni
Kroos free kick was touched on to the bar by goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
Mexico pulled off a historic
victory in the opening game of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group F, defeating
World Cup holders Germany 1-0 in front of a fervent - and full - Luzhniki
Stadium.
Juan Carlos Osorio's masterplan worked to perfection, with El Tri soaking up the long
spells of German possession and hitting Die
Nationalmannschafton the counter-attack. Hirving Lozano's strike
was a result of a swift break, with green shirts swarming forwards and the PSV
Eindhoven man coolly converting past Manuel Neuer.
Joachim Low's side played their part in an enthralling
encounter, with Toni Kroos hitting a free kick against the crossbar. Their
efforts were ultimately in vain, with the Mexicans claiming all three points.
Team reporter analysis
Steffen Potter with Germany [Follow In Twitter]
Amazing – Germany are now the third holders in a row to fail to win their opening match at the following World Cup. Even more worrying: Italy in 2010 and Spain in 2014 both went out after the group stage and the four-time champions surely have their work cut out for them if they want to avoid a similar fate. Not much worked as they had hoped for and changes will certainly be needed for Joachim Low in the next game.
Steffen Potter with Germany [Follow In Twitter]
Amazing – Germany are now the third holders in a row to fail to win their opening match at the following World Cup. Even more worrying: Italy in 2010 and Spain in 2014 both went out after the group stage and the four-time champions surely have their work cut out for them if they want to avoid a similar fate. Not much worked as they had hoped for and changes will certainly be needed for Joachim Low in the next game.
Mexico came to the match with a plan and stuck to it to perfection. The team learned from their mistakes of the Confederations Cup and designed a system that would prevent the Germans playing their usual passing game and take advantage of the spaces at the back. The last minutes were tense but Mexico rarely allowed clear chances. It was a deserved victory against the world champions.
Budweiser Man of the Match
Hirving Lozano not only scored the winner, but played a key role in El Tri claiming all three points. He pressed and harried the German defence, not giving them a moment's rest until his substitution after 66 minutes.
Hirving Lozano not only scored the winner, but played a key role in El Tri claiming all three points. He pressed and harried the German defence, not giving them a moment's rest until his substitution after 66 minutes.
The stat
1 - this defeat represents the first time that Germany have lost the opening game in defence of their Trophy. They beat Argentina 3-1 in 1958, drew 0-0 with Poland in 1978, and defeated Bolivia 1-0 in 1994
1 - this defeat represents the first time that Germany have lost the opening game in defence of their Trophy. They beat Argentina 3-1 in 1958, drew 0-0 with Poland in 1978, and defeated Bolivia 1-0 in 1994
What’s next?
Germany-Sweden – Group F, 23 June, Sochi
Korea Republic-Mexico – Group F, 23 June, Rostov-on-Don
Germany-Sweden – Group F, 23 June, Sochi
Korea Republic-Mexico – Group F, 23 June, Rostov-on-Don
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