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It’s do or die as Mexico and Croatia battle it out to see who will progress to the next stage of the World Cup. Join The Roar for live scores and commentaries from 6:00am (AEST).
While the host nation of Brazil hasn’t been all that impressive they are in the box seat to finish on top of Group A. What that means for both of these sides is quite simple – lose and you’re out.
The task however is a little more difficult for Croatia who need to win this game or they will be eliminated from the World Cup.
A draw or victory will see Mexico advance; there is also a small chance Brazil could lose by three goals and a one goal victory to Croatia would see both these sides advance.
If Croatia advances it would be the first time they have advanced past the group stage since their maiden World Cup in 1998 where they finished third.
Team news:
Neither coach appears to have any injury concerns heading into this morning’s game, which means we are likely to see both sides’ full strength teams for this morning’s encounter.
The X Factor:
Guillermo Ochoa – the Mexican keeper is fighting for his career and is wearing his country’s pride on his sleeve. He was outstanding in a man of the match performance that earned Mexico a crucial point against Brazil in their last game.
Brazil had 14 shots including 8 on target in their game against Mexico and if Mexico is going to stand any chance in this one Ochoa will need to stand up again; otherwise an all-out attack from Croatia will be too good for Mexico.
My prediction:
I think Croatia will be too good in this one; they were superb in their effort against Cameroon where Mexico has only managed to score one goal in two attempts. I’m thinking the firepower from Croatia will be too much for Mexico to handle.
Croatia to win 2-0
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