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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23355477" data-attributes="member: 158020">Mexico 0 Sweden 3: Duo advance as world champions Germany bow out<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/27/16/4DB0DD1A00000578-5892539-image-a-56_1530113508679.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Sweden secured a place in the last 16 of the World Cup by thumping  Mexico 3-0 in a pulsating encounter in Ekaterinburg, while defending  champions Germany were eliminated.Janne Andersson's side reaped the rewards of a relentless attacking  display to secure top spot in Group F, with Mexico following them  through as runners-up after Germany's shock 2-0 defeat to South Korea.    There  were no lingering effects of the embittering late 2-1 loss suffered to  Germany last time out as Sweden went for the jugular from the off,  though they were denied a penalty for a blatant handball by Javier  Hernandez despite referee Nestor Pitana reviewing video footage.    The  impressive Guillermo Ochoa kept Emil Forsberg and Marcus Berg out in  the opening period, but Ludwig Augustinsson volleyed a deserved opener  through the Mexico goalkeeper in the 50th minute.Andreas  Granqvist rifled home 12 minutes later, when Pitana pointed to the spot  for Hector Moreno's challenge on Berg, the Mexico defender's booking  ruling him out of the last 16. Edson Alvarez inadvertently sent  the ball into his own net as Sweden moved out of sight, but the silver  lining for Mexico was that they advanced because of Germany's failure  against South Korea - leaving the world champions bottom of the group.Jesus Gallardo was shown the quickest yellow card in World Cup  history for a late challenge on Ola Toivonen after just 15 seconds, but  the Mexico left-back cleared the resultant free-kick after Berg's  knockdown fell just out of Granqvist's reach.   Sweden continued to pile on early pressure and, in the fifth  minute, Ochoa reacted well to ensure Forsberg did not fire home a  free-kick the goalkeeper conceded for handling outside the area –  Granqvist complaining no card was issued. Berg could not contort  his body sufficiently to steer a header from Granqvist home, before  Forsberg blazed two chances over in the space of three minutes. Hernandez  was fortunate not to concede a 29th-minute penalty for handball,  referee Pitana signalling for play to continue with a corner after a  trip to the monitor on the sidelines.Sebastian Larsson had to be  dragged away from berating the officials for the ensuing set-piece, from  which Sweden went close when Berg had a stabbed attempt from Mikael  Lustig's hooked ball tipped over by a leaping Ochoa.Carlos Vela  shot high and wide in a rare foray forward by Mexico, having sent his  first attempt earlier in the match narrowly off target, while Berg  drilled into the side-netting at the end of a stoppage-time  counter-attack. Sweden got the breakthrough their efforts deserved  five minutes into the second period, Augustinsson volleying past Ochoa  when Viktor Claesson's mishit sat up perfectly for him.After  granting Mexico a reprieve in the first half, Pitana pointed to the spot  when Moreno slid in on Berg and Granqvist drilled into the top-left  corner.Sweden moved out of sight in the 74th minute when substitute Isaac  Thelin flicked on a long throw-in and a muddled Alvarez sent the ball  into his own net with his arm. Vela could not steer a drive from Hernandez home from inside the  six-yard box in the 82nd minute, but their journey reaches the last 16  for a seventh straight World Cup, despite a performance that was the  antithesis of their opening 1-0 victory over Germany.</blockquote>

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