Great atmosphere watching the game in the bar here in Mexico. There's a small garden nearby and suddenly 4 gardeners appeared at kick off time and spent a couple of hours leaning on spades watching the match!
Don't get to carried away I can't see the Germans playing as badly next match.
The German's have forgotten how to defend. Leading up to the tournament they lost Austria and the managed to let one in from Saudi Arabia. Kimmich forgets he's a right back, put a decent left winger on and there's your goals.
The Mexican 22 was left alone so many times that Boetang and Hummels were split having to deal with the lone winger. Had their 22 been a bit more clinical, Mexico would have been out of sight by half time
I think the reason that Mexico were 100-1, despite being 15th..ish in the World Rankings were (a) they were in Germany's group and (b) even if they qualified from that group, presumably 2nd, they would meet Brazil in the next round....now those odds have been turned on it's head......Brazil v Germany next round anyone?......it helps England's chances as well btw.
ps early days I know to be speculating but it's fun anyway
I agree. Mexico caught Germany out so many times. The German left back and right back were nowhere to be seen so many times. It was only the Mexicans failure to get the ball on target and test the keeper that prevented them scoring more goals.
Germany can count themselves lucky they only lost by one goal, because against a more clinical side they would have been comprehensively beaten compared to what the result looks like on paper.