Group F

Defending World Cup champions Germany on Saturday, June 23, came down from a goal down to beat Sweden 2-1 to keep their hopes of reaching round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup alive. Toni Kroos scored the winner for Germany.

Mexico have qualified for the round of 16 stages at the FIFA 2018 World Cup going on in Russia after beating South Korea 2-1 in their second Group F game on Saturday, June 23. Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez scored the two goals.

The Mexican Football Federation has been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,615) after its fans sang homophobic chants during Mexico's 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday. Football's world governing body said it had also warned Mexico.

The former Manchester City centre-back was subsequently criticized for choosing to celebrate the win of an African side against that of his teammate. Boateng was forced to post another comment to explain his earlier post.

In the world of football, we have seen all kinds of charms and supernatural remedies that are said to inspire or give teams that extra push of fortune to go forth and claim victory. The world witnessed how Mexico defeated Germany.

Defending champions Germany got their title defence off to a losing start after bowing to Mexico in their opening Group F encounter at the Luzhniki Stadium. Hirving Lozano handed the south Americans the dramatic win in the game.