Summary

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  • Second goalless draw of finals

  • Both sides on four points

  • Game played in Fortaleza

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. It's a bright opening from Brazil. Some slick passing frees Dani Alves down the right but he can't quite catch up with the pass and it runs out of play.

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  3. Mexico formation

    Mexico line up with wing-backs in a 5-3-2 formation. Oscar Peralta, who scored the only goal against Cameroon in the opener, is up top with Giovani Dos Santos just off him.

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  5. You can't knock David Luiz for optimism as the defender smashes a 45-yard free-kick into a Mexican chest.

    How far out is too far out for Luiz to have a crack?

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  7. Hit Fred! Hit Fred over the top...

    Brazil formation

    Brazil are lining up in a 4-3-3 formation with Ramires, who has come into the team for Hulk, starting on the right side of midfield. Paulinho of Tottenham is in the centre.

    Fred is Brazil's striker, with Neymar and Oscar playing as extra forwards.

  8. Fred tackles Neymar as the boy genius brings down a high ball. Not the best start for the bulky number nine.

  9. Brad Friedel
    Tottenham and former USA goalkeeper

    "Knowing the way in which Brazil will have wanted to start this match, I thought it would be important Mexico do something to take the sting out of the game and they are really trying to set their mark and show Brazil that they are here to play with their high pressing.

    "They are here to attack Brazil and are not sitting back. I've been very impressed with the start of this game, they have Brazil on the back foot."

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  10. There are 6,500 Mexican fans in the stadium, forming a huge red and green faction on the far side, really stands out from the yellow sea around them. Brazil are behind their side here.

  11. Mark Lawrenson
    Football Analyst

    "The game has started very quickly. Both teams are looking to put each other under real pressure."

  12. Paulinho fighting for the ball hard, like he has to fight for a bite to eat with his massive family. He fouls Andres Guardado though and from the delivery Thiago Silva heads over the bar.

  13. Stat attack

    Infostrada Sports on Twitter: Brazil have played six World Cup matches against CONCACAF countries, winning all six, goal difference 18-2.

  14. Mexico are in all red this evening and they instantly smash into the back of Neymar as he collected the ball.

  15. KICK-OFF

    Game on!

  16. Brad Friedel
    Tottenham and former USA goalkeeper

    "That was unbelievable, I've got goosebumps. This reminds me of my days playing in Turkey with Galatasaray, the volume levels here are absolutely incredible."

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    Mig: Nobody quite does a national anthem like the Brazilians.

    Brett Mills: Makes me wonder why the England squad all do ventriloquism impressions when our national anthem is played?

  18. Neymar close to tears again. Dani Alves's new silverback look bringing me close to tears. Here we go, can this marvellous World Cup continue at full speed?

    Neymar cries ahead of kick-off

  19. Brilliant. Just brilliant.

    It's the best music to start a sporting event since Apollo Creed came out to 'Living in America' vs Ivan Drago. Let's hope the Selecao fare better than the Master of Disaster...

  20. Brazil striker Fred on Twitter: "It was here in Fortaleza and against Mexico that the Brazilian fans started to sing our national anthem till its end, without playback."

    Fred is talking about a match during last year's Confederations Cup, when the crowd kept singing the national anthem after the music stopped.