Germany vs Mexico, Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Teams Locked at 0-0 Despite Pacey Start

Glorious Chance: Chicharito Herdandez was sent on goal by a through ball but he took to much time to have  a shot at goal and the German defenders clear the ball away. Close shave for the defending champions as Mexico have the upper hand in the match at the moment. 

Chance: The Mexicans are surely troubling Neuer as they are taking shy at his goal without thinking too much. This time, Hector Moreno hits a header towards goal but it goes into the hands of Neuer. 

Chance: Good build up from the Mexicans and Hererra finds spance near the edge of the box. The mid-fielder then hits a shot from distance but the ball is caught easily by keeper Neuer. Very open start to the match this! 

Chance:  Most of the ball is being kept near the Mexican D and this time Hummels gets a chance to have a shy at the goal after Muller blocks a clearance. But the defender's meek shot is easily saved by the keeper Ochoa. Match locked at 0-0 and 8 minutes have been played. 

Chance: End to end stuff early on as Timo Werner now sees a shot go agonizingly wide of the right hand post of the keeper. Werner was played inside by Muller with a delightful through ball but the angle got the better of him.

Chance: Excellent start from Mexico as Vela was almost one on one with the keeper inside the first minute. Vela unleashed a fierce shot from close range but his shot was majestically blocked by Boateng. 

Kick-off: The Mexicans have started the match and we are underway in this Group F match in Moscow. Both teams will look to make a good start in the match to set the tone for the entire match.

The National Anthem of both the teams have ended now and the two sets of players are now shaking each other's hands. The stadium is buzzing as both sets of supporters are looking to out do each other. 

The players are now making their way out of the tunnel and it is going to be a cracking contest in Moscow. The Germans are huge favourites to win the match and so plenty are goals are expected from this clash.

Mexico's top international scorer, Javier Hernandez, may not be an automatic starter these days but his speed will come in handy for Juan Carlos Osorio's team. The Mexico coach has kept quiet about his strategies and in warm-up matches revealed very little on how he plans to stop the Germans. Mexico's only win in 11 games against them dates back to 1985.

Joachim Löw and Juan Carlos Osorio have made their decisions... 🇩🇪🇲🇽

Do you agree with them?#GERMEX // #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0XcIWZfSai

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Mexico have had to deal with their own little scandal after eight players staged a late night party following a friendly against Scotland earlier this month, with the country's football association throwing their support behind the players. The central Americans, who have reached the last 16 at each of the last six World Cups, will need to be quick on the break if they are to catch their opponents off guard, as other teams have successfully done recently, including the Saudis.

Loew also made one change to his defence, replacing left back Jonas Hector with Marvin Plattenhardt. Mexico's all-time top scorer Javier Hernandez earned a spot in coach Juan Carlos Osorio's line-up as they look for their first tournament win over Germany.

Mesut Ozil will start Germany's World Cup Group F opener against Mexico on Sunday, after coach Joachim Loew opted for the experienced midfielder instead of speedy Marco Reus. Ozil, who days ago recovered from injury and had to deal with a barrage of criticism in Germany over a controversial photo with Turkey president Tayyip Erdogan, will partner Julian Draxler and Thomas Mueller in the world champions' attacking midfield.

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Here are the official line-ups for today's next match.

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Coach Joachim Loew's team have managed just one win in their last six internationals -- a lacklustre 2-1 win over lowly Saudi Arabia in the final warm-up game last week -- and only kept one clean sheet. Their preparations were also overshadowed by the outrage in Germany caused by photos of midfielders Ilkay Gundogan and Mesut Ozil with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The two players of Turkish descent had to deal with whistles and jeers in recent matches and the affair has not subsided even after their arrival in Russia.

The Germans played a perfect qualification winning all 10 games, conceding just four goals in the process, and also clinched the Confederations Cup last year. But their recent form is far from World Cup-winning quality. "We are aware that we need to improve our game," 2014 World Cup winner Toni Kroos said this week. "It is having the absolute will that is going to be the deciding factor and everyone of us needs to fill up on self-confidence. These two things will be decisive in this game."

Expect plenty of colour and noise in the Luzhniki Stadium later! #GERMEX#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/fAOWsHDIf1

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Hello and welcome to the live blog of the FIFA World Cup group F match - World champions Germany know they must up their game when they kick off their world title defence against Mexico if they are to confirm their status as tournament favourites.