Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Mexico 1, Italy 1 -- FINAL MATCH REPORT
90 +4' -- After four minutes of Mexico's backs just kicking the ball back and forth, the referee blows the whistle.
90 +2' -- Ecuador has won 1-0. Mexico will win the group; Italy will finish second
90 +1' -- The game has slowed to a crawl.
90' -- Ecuador leads 1-0 in stoppage time; two minutes to be added there.
85' --GOAL ITALY. Del Piero latches on to Montella's inswinging cross..
84' -- Montella shoots high from the penalty spot.
83' -- Perez is booked
82' --Good news for Italy -- Ecuador still leads.
80' -- Mexico 3rd sub: Francisco Palencia in for Borgetti
78' --Italy 3rd sub: Alessandro Del Piero in for Totti.
76' -- Mexico 1st and 2nd sub: Rafael Garcia in; Ramon Morales out. Gabriel Caballero in for Rodriguez
72' -- Vieri is denied by a diving Perez on a near breakaway (Vieri had a man on his left hip).
72' -- An Italian corner is punched into touch by Perez. Zambrotta thens gets to the goal line where is cross is gathered by a teammate but knocked away by Mexico's defense before a shot can be had.
67' -- An Italian corner is punched into touch by Perez. Zambrotta thens gets to the goal line where is cross is gathered by a teammate but knocked away by Mexico's defense before a shot can be had.
65' -- Blanco shoots high from the penalty arc.
64' -- Montella is offside before chipping the ball over the keeper and into the net.
63' -- Italy 2nd sub: Francesco Coco in for Panucci.
61' -- Johan Rodriguez Johan Rodriguez strikes one from just outside the penalty area that screams across the face of goal and is just wide left.
57' -- Montella booked for a hard foul.
55' -- Italy sub: Vincenzo Montella in for Inzaghi.
55' -- Zambrotta booked for a tackle from behind.
54 -- Brilliant Mexican passing leads to a chance for Arellano but an Italian defender clears the rolling ball from tech goal mouth.
53' -- Inzaghi called for a push in the Mexican penalty area.
50' -- Inzaghi chooses to settle instead of shooting first time and Perez comes out to swat the ball away from the Italian's feet.
46' -- Italy has some chances with crosses in the Mexican penalty area but defenders were able to clear. Ecuador has taken a 1-0 lead on Croatia.
46' -- Second half under way. No substitutions.
Second Half
45 +3' -- At halftime, Italy has nine shots to Mexico's 3, but Mexico has the great goal from Borgetti.
45 +1' -- Zambrotta shoots wildly with his left.
43' -- Totti is booked for diving.
43' -- A great Mexican chance is denied at 16 yards by a sliding Italian defender.
42' -- Salvador Carmona of Mexico pushes up and volleys a ball wide right.
40' -- Gianluca Zambrotta hits a sliding shot to wide left.
36' -- Fabio Cannavaro hits a long drive well over.
35' -- GOAL MEXICO. Jared Borgetti's header goes far post. On Blanco's lofted through ball to the near post, Borgetti, with his back to goal, reaches back and heads it to the far post.
33' -- Inzaghi nearly gets a chance in the area but the ball becomes tangled between him and a defender.
30' -- Italy wins another corner. Totti swings it in but Perez punches out. Another corner and Totti swings it over the goal.
25' -- Mexico has the possession advantage but Italy is counterattacking smartly and quickly.
24' -- Totti's free kick is low to the right of the wall and two yards wide of goal.
22' -- Vieri's volley is right at Perez.
19' -- Mexico wins a corner but Italy heads clear.
16' -- Francesco Totti is left clutching his head after he misses from 12 yards past an onrushing Oscar Perez.
15' -- Mexico wins a corner but Italy heads clear.
13' -- Inzaghi whistled offside just before beating keeper and putting ball in the net.
12' -- Inzaghi whistled offside.
11' -- Mexico playing primarily down the left side of the field.
10' -- Christian Panucci is booked for diving.
9' -- Dangerous Mexican cross headed out of the goalie box by a defender.
8' -- Filippo Inzaghi can't get a hold of a volley from 25, and the keeper has an easy time with it.
6' -- Italy whistled for a foul in the Mexican penalty area.
3' -- Alessandro Nesta's shot from distance is well high
2' -- Jesus Arellano booked for tackle from behind.
1' -- Mexico kicks off. Match under way
Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT