World Cup Live game analysis:
Live score: France 0 - Mexico 2
Goal scorers: Javier Hernandez and Blanco (penalty)
Venue: Peter Mokaba stadium, Polokwane
Match timing: July 17, 11:55 PM
My prediction: France 1 – Mexico 2
France squad: Hugo Lloris (GK), Bacary Sagna, Patrice Evra (Captain), Eric Abidal, William Gallas, Jeremy Toulalan, Florent Malouda, Abou Diaby, Franck Ribery, Nicolas Anelka, Sidney Govou
Mexico squad: Oscar Perez (GK), Rafael Marquez, Francisco Rodriguez, Hector Moreno, Ricardo Osorio, Carlos Salcido, Efrain Juarez, Gerardo Torrado, Carlos Vela, Guillermo Franco, Giovani Dos Santos.
Click here to read my preview on France Vs Mexico game.
Live World Cup analysis:
10:42 AM IST: France will take on Mexico in the second game of second round of group A. In the first game, Uruguay crushed South Africa (3-0).
11:12 AM IST: France may struggle against dynamic Mexico squad which was wonderful striker, Giovani Dos Santos.
11:56 AM IST: France coach may understand his mistake and pick Malouda in the starting lineup.
01:12 PM IST: France coach miserably failed to unite stars and play as a unit. Can any coach will remove in-form Malouda from squad?
01:38 PM IST: Against speedy Mexicans, France players will struggle just like Itaians in a recent friendly game. There is no cohesion among star defenders who will face stern test from 3-pronged Mexican attack (Santos-Vela-Franco).
11:22 PM IST: Florent Malouda is in but France is looking weak in attack which is Mexico’s strong point.
11:18 PM IST: Hector Moreno is in for Mexico. It is a game between collective team Vs individual stars. Off-pitch problems are more dominating news for France in recent months than their football news.
11:23 PM IST: Even many small teams sacked inefficient coaches but France is paying price for sticking with him. But, never underestimate a team with so many world class players.
11:28 PM IST: Real Madrid in Champions League and France in International football - same story – so many individual stars but where is team spirit and coordination?
11:52 AM IST: Mexico coach dropped Jonathan Dos Santos and not using Javier Hernandez of Manchester United even as a substitute. That is the big problem with him.
11:58 AM IST: Three games in second round of group stage already yielded 11 goals. Higuain already scored hat-trick. No hat-trick in 2006 world cup. No problem with Jabulani for Germany and Argentina.
Game kicks off.
3 minute: Both teams have already displayed their attacking intents. Uruguay is group A topper with 4 points.
Yellowcard to Franco (Mexico)
7 minute: Vela wasted good chance. Very very poor Vela. 3 Mexicans against 3 France defenders. He should have done better.
13 minute: ESPN in India is not showing match for last 2 minutes. They seems to have lost signal.
15 minute: France is pathetic in attack. I don’t know why they pick players like Sidney Govou.
18 minute: Mexico narrowly missed 2-3 goal scoring chances. Salcido, Vela and Franco missed chances due to poor finishing.
23 minute: France attacks are mostly coming through left wing (Ribery-Malouda are troubling Mexicans).
25 minute: I will not be surprised if Franco gets redcard in this game. He is dangerousy living on edge.
26 minute: Hugo Lloris saved France. Salcido had shot on goal (second time).
31 minute: Mexico substitution. Vela out - Barrera in.
32 minute: Barrera narrowly missed goal. Good move by substitute.
35 minute: France got corners only but Mexico got 3-4 clear goal scoring chances just as in first match against South Africa.
38 minute: Giovani Dos Santos narrowly missed goal - just shot wide.
41 minute: More shots taken by Mexican defenders than by France attackers.
Mexican defenders are even trying bicycle kicks.
44 minute: Mexicans are conceding too many free kicks and corners.
45 minute: Have you seen the scars on Ribery face? They are occured due to an accident when he was 2 year old.
Yellowcard to Jeremy Toulalan (France).
First hald ends. France 0 – Mexico 0
Player of the first half: Florent Malouda.
As long as France coach struck with this rigid formation, Mexico may face no problems.
Both teams are poor in front of goal. There is not even a single cracking shot on goal from both teams despite being in good positions. Unfortunate!
Second half kicks off.
Yellowcard to Efrain Juarez for unsportive behaviour.
50 minute: Poor shots in front of goal. No one able to score a goal directly from freekick. Why do they hit such poor shots? We surely missed Zidane, Ronaldo and Roberto Caros etc.
53 minute: Great shot by Florent Malouda. Perez brilliantly saved it. Good football.
Mexico substitution: Javier Hernandez in – Juarez out.
54 minute: Ribery had shot on goal. Perez conceded corner.
58 minute: Young footballers should not watch these world cup games. Is this the way to hit freekicks? Don’t blame Jabulani too often?
60 minute: Both teams are poor in utilising set-pieces – may be most of teams in 2010 world cup.
61 minute: Mexico substitution: Franco out – Blanco in.
Blanco is a legendary Mexican striker who saved it in qualifiers. His experience counts.
64 minute: Cool move by Javier Hernandez and scores for France.
France 0 – Mexico 1.
Only 2 possibities: Mexico win or draw. This France team doen not have the ability to score 2 goals in 15 minutes.
79 match: France concedes Penalty. Eric Abidal’s rash tackle on Barrera.
Blanco scores. Mexico 2 – France 0.
France is out of this game and almost out of 2010 world cup.
Man of the match: Javier hernandez (Mexico) – tremendous telent.
Game ends.
Final score: Mexico 2 – France 0
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