Match 17 - Brazil vs Mexico

Match 17 on June 17 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

Man of the Match: Guillermo Ochoa

Fulltime - it's finished all square - Brazil failed to score for the first time in group stages since 1978

Brazil about to drop points in group stages for the first time in four World Cups

01:30: Counterattack from Mexico, Jimenez had a go at the goal, Cesar punches it out. Hernandez lurking in there
01:30: Guardado's long range effort just over
01:28: Jimenez takes down Marcelo in the box, penalty appeal, denied. Lucky for Mexico, there was a contact
01:26: Neymar's free kick, Silva heads, Ochoa unbelievably saves again from point blank range. He's at his best today
01:25: Gustavo taken down at the left of the box, free kick
01:24: Substitution - Both teams ready to make their final changes, Jimenez comes in for Dos Santos, Oscar replaced by Willian
01:21: Brazil on the counter, Neymar runs through and tries to feed Jo, Ochoa pouches it
01:19: Yellow Card - Hernandez makes a run into the box, taken down by Silva, he's booked
01:16: Substitution - Another Mexican change, Fabian in, Herrera leaves the pitch
01:16: Jo fed by Bernard, shoots it wide
01:15: Hernandez in the box, dealt by David Luiz
01:13: Substitution - Hernandez comes in for Peralta - Mexico
01:09: Neymar on target, Ochoa saves again. The Mexican goalkeeper is the best man on pitch
01:08: Substitution - The ineffective Fred is being replaced by Jo

Although Brazil is having most of the ball, Mexico looks slightly more dangerous now

01:02: Yellow Card - Vazquez tackles Neymar and is cautioned, Neymar's free kick just wide
00:59: Yellow Card - Aguilar is booked for a bad challenge
00:57: Herrera has another long range effort go over, it's their strategy today
00:56: Dos Santos moves across and shoots one on target, Silva deflects and Cesar pouches

Mexico dealing more in long shots today, Brazil's defense looks more solid than their attack

Bernard makes an immediate impact, playing more advanced than Ramires in the right wing

00:48: Bernard crosses to Neymar in the box, Rodriguez intervenes
00:46: Substitution - Brazil has a halftime change, Bernard come in for Ramires

Haftime - Mexico are living up to their reputation of troubling Brazil

00:45: Yellow Card - Ramires is booked for a challenge on Aguilar
00:43: Guardado tackles Alves, free kick into the box, denied by Ochoa again. David Luiz had a touch, Paulinho also lurking in there
00:42: Fred taken down by Herrera
00:36: Alves takes down Layun at the left of the box and concedes a free kick
00:35: Neymar corner, Fred heads it a bit weakly, Ochoa pouches it
00:33: Neymar bursts through the field , Mexican defenders overpower him, Ochoa takes control of the loose ball
00:26: Breathtaking saving from Ochoa, Neymar's header firmly on target from Alves cross
00:24: Herrera had a go on the goal, just goes above, Cesar had a touch on it referee doesn't notice
00:23: Peralta is in the box, Peralta is taking on the defenders brilliantly, Brazil just manages to hold him
00:19: Marcelo crosses into the box, Fred just offside
00:17: Neymar is tailed by Rodriguez, seems to lose him but Rodriguez take him down

Most of the action concentrated in the Mexican half now
Fred, he only Brazilian based player in the lineup, needs to end his dry run, stretching back to 2013, he's important for Brazil

00:14: Golden chance for Fred in the box, blocked by Moreno
00:13: Alves dribbles through, but Guardado is up to it, Alves hacks him down, given a talking to by referee
00:10: Oscar makes a run on the left wing and feeds Fred, shoots wide, offside anyway
00:07: Dos Santos takes down Neymar in the final third, opportunity? Mexico deals with it

Ramires is in the starting lineup with Hulk injured with a hamstring injury

00:03: Silva heads it for a corner after an initial Mexican burst
00:01: Guardado starts with a foul

After that increasingly passionate national anthems, It's Kickoff. Brazil is on 10 game winning stretch

Lineups

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir, Turkey

Head to Head: Brazil 22-6-10 Mexico