Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Mexico 1, Croatia 0 -- FINAL Final match report
90'+3 -- Final whistle blows. Mexico wins 1-0.
90'+1 -- Croatia corner kick is cleared.
90'+1 -- Perez comes off line to get a touch on Simunic's point-blank shot after long throw-in is flicked on.
90' -- Croatia appeals for penalty kick after player goes down in area off a cross from right.
87' -- Croatia corner kick headed away; poorly struck shot off clearance leaves Croatia offside. Rapaic had earned corner kick along left touchline.
86' -- Pletikosa blocks Morales' close-range shot from tight angle on left.
85' -- Croatia heads away Morales' dangerous far-post cross from left.
83' -- Pletikosa comes out to grab through ball before Hernandez can catch up to it.
82' -- Rapaic cross from left cleared with no problems.
79' -- Morales flubs shot in penalty area after Mexico works the ball upfield to chants of "Ole."
68' -- Substitution. Mexico -- Borguetti off; Hernandez on.
67' -- Substitution. Croatia -- Boksic off; Stanic on.
66' -- Croatian stretchered off after clashing heads with Marquez.
60' -- Perez bobbles Soldo effort from 30 yards.
64' -- Substitution. Croatia -- Suker off; Saric on.
60' -- GOAL MEXICO. Blanco from penalty spot. Mexico leads 1-0.
59' -- Zivkovic ejected for taking down Blanco in penalty area, after the Mexican was sent clear on a clever flick.
57' -- Croatia heads Mercado cross away harmlessly.
55' -- Rapaic blasts freekick past left post from 30 yards.
53' -- Torrado shoots far wide right from distance.
48' -- Long Croatia throw bounces in penalty area before Luna clears.
46' -- Perez makes a quick reflex save to push Soldo header over bar.
46' -- Substitution. Croatia -- Prosinecki out; Rapaic on.
46' -- Second half under way.
Second Half
45'+2 -- Halftime whistle blows.
45'+2 -- Pletikosa punches out dangerous corner from Blanco.
45'+1 -- Kovac clears for a corner kick after Lune and Borguetti work give-and-go at edge of box.
45' -- Zivkovic stripped by Torrado to launch to counterattack.
43' -- Long Mexico pass headed back to Pletikosa by Simunic.
40' -- Pletikosa catches Torrado's 22-yard shot with ease.
39' -- "Blanco bounce" fails deep in left corner.
37' -- Pletikosa catches Luna freekick bound for Borguetti's head, six yards out.
34' -- Perez catches Prosinecki corner kick from right 10 yards out at far post.
33' -- Morales blasts a shot that Borguetti deflects just wide left from point-blank range.
31' -- Blanco heads straight to Pletikosa off corner kick.
30' -- Simunic mis-kick gives Mexico first corner kick; shot off short corner deflected out.
26' -- Perez slides to left edge of box under challenge from Kovac, forced to clear with feet.
22' -- Mexico heads out another cross for a corner kick; harmless corner is cleared.
21' -- Mercado knocks Kovac cross from right out for corner kick; kick is headed down in penalty area but cleared.
18' -- Dangerous Caballero cross rolls across the penalty area untouched.
15' -- Torrado's long-distance effort sails well over the goal.
14' -- Soldo shoots barely over from penalty spot after corner kick is headed down in penalty area; Boksic earned corner kick.
11' -- Suker's ambitious volley from 18 yards fails.
7' -- Mexico clears corner kick.
7' -- Short corner kick taken, cross deflected over the goal.
6' -- Perez saves strong Suker header off freekick from left side.
3' -- Prosinecki sends 30-yard freekick well over the crossbar.
1' -- Match under way.
Kickoff at 2:30 a.m. EDT; 6:30 a.m. GMT