Croatia Vs Mexico at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Managers
Niko Kovac(Croatia)
Miguel Herrera(Mexico)
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head- Croatia lead the head-to-head series by two wins to one. Both of those wins were in friendlies, whereas Mexico's sole victory came in the 2002 World Cup courtesy of a Cuauhtemoc Blanco penalty.
- That 2002 meeting was the first of six World Cup matches played by current Croatia head coach Niko Kovac.
- Croatia won for the first time in six World Cup matches against Cameroon.
- Their only defeat in seven matches under Niko Kovac came against Brazil in the tournament's opening match.
- They have been eliminated in the group stage in four of their last five major tournaments. The exception was Euro 2008, when they reached the quarter-finals.
- Mario Mandzukic was Croatia's four-goal top scorer in World Cup qualifying. He has scored 12 goals in his last 28 caps.
- Mexico have reached the knockout stage in each of their last six World Cup appearances dating back to 1986. However, they did not play in the 1990 tournament.
- They have not kept three successive clean sheets at the World Cup since 1986, when they defeated Iraq 1-0, Bulgaria 2-0 and drew 0-0 with West Germany in the quarter-finals before losing on penalties.
- Mexico can become the first nation to lose 25 World Cup matches. They have lost 24 of their 51 games.
- Oribe Peralta has scored eight goals in his last six competitive appearances for Mexico.
- Javier Hernandez is equal third on Mexico's list of all-time goalscorers with 35 goals. However, he has failed to score in his last 11 international matches for Mexico, his longest goal drought.
Goal Scorers
For Mexico -Rafael Marquez,Andres Guardado and Javier Hernandez
- Rafael Marquez set them on their way with second-half header
- Andres Guardado added second with clinical finish three minutes later
- Javier Hernandez made it 3-0 with close-range header
- Ivan Perisic scored late consolation for Croatia
- Croatia's Ante Rebic was sent-off for a late challenge
Mexico fans celebrate World Cup victory over Croatia
Mexican soccer fans were dispersed by police after a celebration turned disorderly.
The
majority of the hundreds of fans that poured into the streets of
Huntington Park, California after Mexico won its world Cup match Monday
were peaceful, but about a dozen began rocking cars and tossing bottles
at riot officers.
The
team beat Croatia 3-1 to advance from the group stage of the soccer
tournament to the knockout round for the sixth World Cup in a row.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (R) and Defense Secretary Salvador
Zepeda (L) celebrating a goal Monday during the Mexico vs Croatia World
Cup football match
Fans ride through the streets of Mexico City after the team's win
A fan sports a luchador-style mask while watching the Mexico-Croatia match in Mexico City
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