Sunday , 16 August 2026

Germany vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Germany
0 – 1
Full Time
Mexico
Sun 17 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Hector Moreno
Thomas Muller 83' Y
Mats Hummels 84' Y
Y 90' Hector Herrera

Overview

Match Preview

Germany vs Mexico — Worldcup .

  • Germany 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Mexico 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi
15 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Germany 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-17 Germany 0–1 Mexico

Recent Form

Germany
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Mexico H 0–1 L
05 May Ireland A 0–5 L
28 Apr Russia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Spain A 1–1 D
14 Apr England H 1–0 W
07 Apr Penistone Church FC H 1–2 L
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L

Season Stats

Germany Mexico
#17 Position #1
6 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 6
4 Conceded 0
+6 GD +6
2.00 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Germany this season
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

Germany are 17th (6 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Germany
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Germany
Deniz Undav 3 G 2 A
Kai Havertz 3 G
Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Germany and Mexico get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Mexico seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Germany are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Mexico backline.
  • 20' Mexico is showing some good football. However, Mexico are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Mexico fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' What a strike from Hirving Lozano! The score is 0-1.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Hector Moreno is booked for Mexico — Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Germany currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Mexico are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Mexico seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 58' Fresh legs for Mexico! Edson Alvarez comes on to replace Carlos Vela.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Germany. Sami Khedira is replaced by Marco Reus.
  • 65' Germany international Joshua Kimmich has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 7 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' Another change for Mexico made on 66 minute. Hirving Lozano leaves to be changed by Raul Jimenez.
  • 71' Mexico come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Mexico! Rafael Marquez comes on to replace Andres Guardado.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Mexico is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Germany! Mario Gomez comes on to replace Marvin Plattenhardt.
  • 83' Thomas Muller is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 84' The referee shows Germany player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 86' Germany ring the changes. Timo Werner has done his job and it is now time for Julian Brandt to step up.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hector Herrera.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Germany Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joachim Low

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Germany xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Germany14% Draw29% Mexico57%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Germany or Draw
43%
Draw or Mexico
86%
Germany or Mexico
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Germany4% Draw55% Mexico41%
Actual: Mexico win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
20.2%
0 – 2
17.2%
1 – 1
8%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
1 – 4
1.1%
2 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Germany

Handicap Germany covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 31% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 20% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Germany keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.