Croatia Vs Mexico - FIFA World Cup 2014

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Must Win to Proceed - Croatia Vs Mexico

Group A Qualifiers and the leader will be defined by these two matches Croatia Vs Mexico & Brazil vs Cameroon. None of the teams have been qualified yet but the eliminated team has been sorted out that is Cameroon. Group is at crucial stage any of the Brazil, Mexico & Croatia can get themselves qualified, all they have to do is to win their respective matches. as a matter of fact Brazil has a strong position to be at top while Croatia and Mexico have to put their best

Winner to Qualify, loser to go back Home  

Group A: Croatia v Mexico

Venue: Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Kick-off: 9pm (5pm, Brazil time)

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan

Managers: Niko Kovac (Croatia), Miguel Herrera (Mexico)

Head-to-head record: Played 3, Croatia Wins 2, Draws 0, Losses 1

Possible Line-ups & Formations:

• Mexico will opt for 5-3-2
• Croatia's formation can be 4-3-3

Key Clashes:

• Ivan Perisic (Croatia) v Miguel Layun (Mexico)

• Perisic and Olic Behind the Wing-Backs

• High Pressure

• Ochoa Vs Strikers

Players to be watched:

Croatia: Persic, Olic, Modric, Raktic, Mandzukic
Mexico: Ochoa, Peralta, Marquez, Rodriguez, Santos

Predictions:

Ochoa have stunned Brazil with his brilliant saves in last match, so it will be a tough knock for both of them. Sports Planet will go for 2-0 Victory of Croatia over Mexico