Germany and Mexico measure their strength at the Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki in a meeting for this phase of the World Cup. There is only one recent direct showdown between these two teams, on 29-06-2017, which ended with Germany's (4-1) win.

Analysis of Germany

The team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first game in this competition. In the last game he played, for Friendlies, won Saudi Arabia by (2-1). Germany have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 matches, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he has never been able to get his mark back in the four games in which he suffered the first goal.

Germany start for the 2018 World Cup after winning the 2014 competition in Brazil by beating Argentina 1-0 in the final. We remember that the Germans have already won this competition for 4 occasions: in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. In addition, Germany has 3 European Championships and 1 Confederations Cup. In this game against Mexico, coach Joachim Löw is expected to use an eleven very similar to the last preparation game, aligned in 4-2-3-1, benefiting the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Özil is the great master of team. On the other hand, it is important to emphasize the quality and opportunism of Thomas Muller, very effective player in the finalization. There are no weight absences for this game.

Analysis of Mexico

The team makes its debut in this edition of the competition, since they did not have to play any of the qualifiers prior to this group stage. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat with Denmark by (2-0). In the last 10 games played for all competitions, Mexico has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3. Their attack has scored regularly, as it has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turnaround in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Mexico starts their seventh consecutive World Championship, and in the last one, played in 2014 in Brazil, finished in the round of 16. Curiously, the Mexicans were eliminated in the last 16 in the last six seasons. Although they have no World Cup in their history, Mexico has 10 Gold Cup titles and 1 Confederations Cup. In this game against Germany, coach Juan Carlos Osorio should keep the team in 4-3-3 benefiting the low block and the direct balls to Javier Hernández: this player is the great highlight of the Mexicans, being this owner of great quality at the time to finish. It seems that there are no absences for this first meeting.