please log in to view this image Croatia v Mexico please log in to view this image Head-to-head Croatia lead the head-to-head series by two wins to one. Both of those wins were in friendlies, whereas Mexico's sole victory came in the 2002 World Cup courtesy of a Cuauhtemoc Blanco penalty. That 2002 meeting was the first of six World Cup matches played by current Croatia head coach Niko Kovac. Croatia Croatia won for the first time in six World Cup matches against Cameroon. Their only defeat in seven matches under Niko Kovac came against Brazil in the tournament's opening match. They have been eliminated in the group stage in four of their last five major tournaments. The exception was Euro 2008, when they reached the quarter-finals. Mario Mandzukic was Croatia's four-goal top scorer in World Cup qualifying. He has scored 12 goals in his last 28 caps. Mexico Mexico have reached the knockout stage in each of their last six World Cup appearances dating back to 1986. However, they did not play in the 1990 tournament. They have not kept three successive clean sheets at the World Cup since 1986, when they defeated Iraq 1-0, Bulgaria 2-0 and drew 0-0 with West Germany in the quarter-finals before losing on penalties. Mexico can become the first nation to lose 25 World Cup matches. They have lost 24 of their 51 games. Oribe Peralta has scored eight goals in his last six competitive appearances for Mexico. Javier Hernandez is equal third on Mexico's list of all-time goalscorers with 35 goals. However, he has failed to score in his last 11 international matches for Mexico, his longest goal drought
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