A tasty match ahead but Jonathan Pearce felt he had to have yet another o at VAR first: “They are becoming superstars” apparently - what, by sitting in a room where nobody can see them? It’s all becoming very tiresome. As is the debate over whether Sane should have been in the Germany squad because - well he plays in England you know. Ironically, the man who replaced him in the squad, Brandt, looked their best player when he came on.
Both sides had chances in the first three minutes, which augured well, and we had a period of end to end football with Mexico having the best chances so when they went in front you have to say they deserved it. They had a player booked for time-wasting after just 39 minutes which maybe gave an indication of their mindset.
Alan Shearer’s assertion at half time that Germany had been “absolutely battered” and that Mexico should have been two or three up was just a wee bit over the top. Then came the 48th Gareth Southgate interview of the week - doesn’t he have any work to do?
Germany gradually turned the screw on the increasingly pinned-back Mexicans who still had chances to seal the win on the break but couldn’t find that second. There was a growing feeling that the Germans would get the equaliser but it just wouldn’t come.
Marquez came on to make an appearance in his fifth World Cup, prompting Phil Neville to tell us that he was on for “his experience”. You don’t say Phil.
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