World Cup group F: Germany vs. Mexico team news, kick-off time and TV channel

Holders Germany start their defence at the
Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

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After missing the 2-1 warm-up win against Saudi Arabia playmaker
Mesut Ozil has recovered from a knee problem and is in contention
to start, the BBC reports. 

The defending champions have no other injury issues for Sunday’s
clash at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and Low told Fifa.com: “All players are fit. Mesut Ozil has
put in two additional training sessions this week. I will tell the
team about the line-up first tonight, but there are still a couple
of thoughts left which I am pondering. 

“Neuer is making a very stable impression on me. The two
matches have helped him for sure. He looked very self-confident in
those matches and in training – it’s the Manuel Neuer we
know.”

Goal.com reports that Low is expected to select
Timo Werner up front with Thomas Muller and Marco Reus in support.
  

Mexico head coach Juan Carlos Osorio told Fifa.com that he had decided on his starting XI
to take on Germany “a long time ago”. The line-up has not yet been
revealed but West Ham’s Javier Hernandez will again be Mexico’s
main threat in attack. 

Sweden play Korea Republic in the other group F clash on
Monday at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (1pm, live on
ITV).

Germany vs. Mexico predicted starting
XIs

How the teams could line-up according to Goal.com:

• Germany: Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Rudiger, Khedira,
  Kroos, Ozil, Muller, Reus, Werner 
• Mexico: Ochoa, Salcedo, Moreno, Ayala, Marquez, Herrera,
  Jonathan dos Santos, Guardado, Giovani Dos Santos, Vela,
  Hernandez 

World Cup group F fixtures and live TV
channels

• 17 June: Germany vs. Mexico (4pm, BBC) 
• 18 June: Sweden vs. Korea Republic (1pm, ITV) 
• 23 June: Korea Republic vs. Mexico (4pm, ITV); Germany vs.
  Sweden (7pm, ITV) 
• 27 June: Korea Republic vs. Germany (3pm, BBC); Mexico vs.
  Sweden (3pm, BBC)