Germany vs Mexico as it happened World Cup 2018: Goal updates and analysis as Hirving Lozano stuns world champions
Follow all the latest news from the first Group F match in Russia
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Your support makes all the difference.Germany begins their campaign to defend their World Cup title with a pretty tough starting match against Mexico in Moscow.
After dominating the group stages since 1994, the Germans have a lot to prove after suffering a bad year of results.
Mexico might see this as an opportunity to strike while the iron is hot but you can expect Germany, with Timo Werner, Mesut Ozil and Toni Kroos listed on the squad, to make a good run.
Live Updates
What time is kick-off?
Germany vs Mexico kicks off at 4pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown on ITV.
Odds
Germany: 4/9
Mexico: 6/1
Draw: 7/2
Prediction
Germany 2-1 Mexico.
But who do you think will win? Let us know by voting above.
65 mins: Two defenders combine as all positional play flies out of the window for Germany. Boateng puts a ball into the box, and Kimmich tries an acrobatic effort, that lands on the roof of the net
66 mins: Lozano off and Jimenez is on for Mexico. Lozano put in an incredible shift and looked to be tiring, so fresh legs for the Mexicans
68 mins: A deflection from a Mexican defender leaves Timo Werner with a snapshot finish but he can only blaze over the bar. Germany definitely carving out better chances in this half
70 mins: Javier Hernandez through for Mexico, but he goes down too easily in the box and the referee waves play on
73 mins: Captain Guardado leaves the field for Mexico and hands the armband to veteran Rafael Marquez playing in his FIFTH World Cup
76 mins: Toni Kroos appeals for the ball from Kimmich, he fires a shot at goal from the edge of the box, but it skims past the left-hand post
78 mins: A sustained spell of German pressure leads to yet another Mexico counter. Layun is on his own, but manages to get his shot away, just over Neuer's crossbar
79 mins: Plattenhardt replaced by Gomez, a striker with height to get on the end of some of these crosses
82 mins: It's Layun on the counter attack again, and his effort from an angle at the edge of the area goes wide. Will Germany make Mexico rue these missed chances?
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