Mexico stun champions Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener
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Updated: 2018-06-18 01:09
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Germany's best chance came shortly after when Toni Kroos hit the crossbar with a free-kick after Kimmich was scythed down on the edge of the box. Replays showed that goalkeeper Ochoa may have made contact with his fingertips to keep the ball out.
Mexico have advanced to the knockout phase in each of the past six World Cups dating back to 1994
Only twice in their history have Germany failed to reach the quarterfinals and the last time it happened was in 1978 in Argentina - before any of the team's current players were born.
