Croatia plays Mexico on Monday in the 2014 World Cup group stage. The match starts at 4:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Croatia improved their goal differential with their 4-0 rout of Cameroon. Now all the squad needs is the points to catch up to Brazil and Mexico, the Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the group standings, for a chance to qualify for the knockout round.
"The match against Mexico will be like a final," Croatia boss Niko Kovac told Croatian television station HTV, via FIFA.com. "We have to get some rest, because a serious opponent awaits. Mexico are strong, but so are we. The Mexico players are very patriotic, just like us, and they have a great team spirit. They play some aggressive football with a lot of pressing. They are strong going forward, but also have some weaknesses in defence, like Brazil showed us."
Mexico sits second in the standings with four points, trailing No. 1 Brazil only by goal differential. Their last outing resulted in a scoreless draw with Brazil, making it imperative to walk away from Monday's match with points to help get them closer to securing a spot in the next round.
"We're really happy [with our tournament so far]," Mexico defender Rafael Marquez told FIFA.com. "If you take a look at the quality of the team we've faced, it shows how difficult and tough a task we've had. And though we're not there yet, we're close to taking an important step. Keeping clean sheets has been key for us and we're determined to keep that going."
Watch the live stream HERE and HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE.
Projected Lineups (via SB Nation):
Croatia: Stipe Pletikosa; Danijel Pranjic, Dejan Lovren, Vedran Corluka, Darijo Srna; Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic; Ivica Olic, Sammir, Ivan Perisic; Mario Mandzukic.
Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa; Hector Moreno, Rafael Marquez, Francisco "Maza" Rodriguez; Miguel Layun, Andres Guardado, Jose Juan Vazquez, Hector Herrera, Paul Aguilar; Giovani dos Santos, Oribe Peralta.
