#FT: Mexico 2-2 Germany
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
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Mexico
Guillermo Ochoa, Johan Vásquez, César Montes, Jesús Gallardo, Jorge Sánchez, Érick Sánchez (Francisco Córdova), Luis Romo (Luis Chávez), Edson Álvarez, Santiago Giménez (Henry Martín), Hirving Lozano (César Huerta), Uriel Antuna (Orbelín Pineda).
Subs: Raúl Jiménez, Gerardo Arteaga, Kevin Álvarez, Jordi Cortizo, Antonio Rodríguez, Luis Malagón, Marcel Ruiz, Ramón Juarez, Julio González.
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Germany
Marc-André ter Stegen, Antonio Rüdiger, Jonathan Tah, Robin Gosens (David Raum), Niklas Süle (Malick Thiaw), Jamal Musiala (Kevin Behrens), Ilkay Gündogan, Pascal Groß (Leon Goretzka), Thomas Müller (Niclas Füllkrug), Florian Wirtz (Jonas Hofmann), Leroy Sané.
Subs: Kevin Trapp, Robert Andrich, Bernd Leno, Mats Hummels, Julian Brandt, Oliver Baumann, Chris Führich, Kai Havertz.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
25' Goal! Mexico 0, Germany 1. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a headed pass following a corner.
37' Goal! Mexico 1, Germany 1. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
45' Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Pascal Groß.
45' Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Thomas Müller.
47' Goal! Mexico 2, Germany 1. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
51' Goal! Mexico 2, Germany 2. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
59' Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59' Substitution, Germany. Malick Thiaw replaces Niklas Süle.
61' Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Luis Romo.
61' Substitution, Mexico. Sebastián Córdova replaces Érick Sánchez.
64' Robin Gosens (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65' Substitution, Germany. David Raum replaces Robin Gosens.
65' Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
77' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Santiago Giménez.
81' Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Hirving Lozano.
82' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Uriel Antuna.
87' Substitution, Germany. Kevin Behrens replaces Jamal Musiala.
Mexico had a plan and they stuck with it.
Play a low block, send Edson Álvarez like a rabid dog after anybody who holds the ball for too long, and play long balls to take advantage of being the faster team. For all the shit he gets from Mexico fans, Germany had no answer for Antuna's runs. He popped up unmarked in space for 80 minutes straight.
It wasn't perfect. Chucky didn't see a few passes he should have found, Feyenoord Santi is still way better than selección Santi, and Romo looked lost.
But it feels good to see a Mexico team have a clear plan and execute it, even if the result is only a draw.
Romo has no place in the starting 11. Edson, Chavez and Sanchez is the way to go.
With Cordova, Cortizo, Marcel Ruiz and Fidel Amvriz behind them