Croatia 1–3 Mexico: 2014 World Cup match
1–3Full time
Match in one glance
CroatiaMexicoGoalCard
Croatia
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Croatia3Mexico
Rafael Márquez opened the scoring at 72′.
Team comparison
CroatiaMexico
1Goals3
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1IPIvan PerišićCroatia · 87′1goal
- 2RMRafael MárquezMexico · 72′1goal
- 3AGAndrés GuardadoMexico · 75′1goal
- 4JHJavier HernándezMexico · 82′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-23
- Venue
- Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Croatia / MexicoCroatia
Ivan Perišić87′
Mexico
Rafael Márquez72′
Andrés Guardado75′
Javier Hernández82′
Complete match timeline
CroatiaMexicoGoalCardSubstitution
Croatia
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′1 – 3R. Márquez 72′ · A. Guardado 75′ · J. Hernández 82′ · I. Perišić 87′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Croatia
Reported rolesSP
1Stipe PletikosaŠV
2Šime VrsaljkoVĆ
5Vedran ĆorlukaDL
6Dejan LovrenDS
11Darijo SrnaDP
3Danijel PranjićIR
7Ivan RakitićIP
4Ivan PerišićMM
17Mario MandžukićIO
18Ivica OlićReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9NJNikica Jelavić74′
- 16ARAnte Rebić69′
- 20
Mateo Kovačić58′
Match contributions
- Ivan Perišić⚽ 1
- Ivan Rakitić▰ 9′
- Ante Rebić▰ 89′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SPStipe PletikosaGoalkeeper
- 2ŠVŠime VrsaljkoLeft-back
- 3DPDanijel PranjićCentral midfielder
- 4IPIvan PerišićRight winger
- 5VĆVedran ĆorlukaCentre-back
- 6DLDejan LovrenCentre-back
- 7IRIvan RakitićCentral midfielder
- 10
Luka ModrićAttacking midfielder - 11DSDarijo SrnaRight-back
- 17MMMario MandžukićCentre-forward
- 18IOIvica OlićLeft winger
Mexico
Reported roles- 2Francisco Javier RodríguezCB
- 4Rafael MárquezCB
- 6Héctor HerreraCM
- 7Miguel LayúnLWB
- 10Giovani dos SantosSS
- 13Guillermo OchoaGK
- 15Héctor MorenoCB
- 18Andrés GuardadoCM
- 19Oribe PeraltaCF
- 22Paul AguilarRWB
- 23José Juan VázquezDM
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8MFMarco Fabián84′
- 14JHJavier Hernández62′
- 21CPCarlos Peña79′
Match contributions
- Rafael Márquez⚽ 1▰ 39′
- Andrés Guardado⚽ 1
- José Juan Vázquez▰ 66′
- Javier Hernández⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2FJFrancisco Javier RodríguezCentre-back
- 4RMRafael MárquezCentre-back
- 6HHHéctor HerreraCentral midfielder
- 7MLMiguel LayúnLWB
- 10GdGiovani dos SantosSS
- 13GOGuillermo OchoaGoalkeeper
- 15HMHéctor MorenoCentre-back
- 18AGAndrés GuardadoCentral midfielder
- 19OPOribe PeraltaCentre-forward
- 22PAPaul AguilarRWB
- 23JJJosé Juan VázquezDefensive midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Croatia3Mexico
Rafael Márquez opened the scoring at 72′.
Team comparison
CroatiaMexico
1Goals3
2Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1IPIvan PerišićCroatia · 87′1goal
- 2RMRafael MárquezMexico · 72′1goal
- 3AGAndrés GuardadoMexico · 75′1goal
- 4JHJavier HernándezMexico · 82′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-23
- Venue
- Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Croatia / MexicoCroatia
Ivan Perišić87′
Mexico
Rafael Márquez72′
Andrés Guardado75′
Javier Hernández82′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.