Toni Kroos - 7.5

Took it upon himself to force the issue for Germany and was their most threatening player by a distance. He came very close to an equaliser with a trademark curling first-time shot that whipped past Ochoa’s left-hand post.

Sami Khedira - 6

Disciplined in his positioning for the most part, but his lack of pace left him unable to aid his defence whenever Mexico raced forward. He was subbed in the second half as Low sought extra creativity.

Thomas Muller - 5

Struggled to force an impact on the left of the attack. It says something when his first TV close-up came in the 85th minute following a booking.

Mesut Ozil - 6

Given licence to roam from wing to wing and to pry open the Mexican backline and showed his usual swagger on the ball but was unable to find the key pass.

Julian Draxler - 6.5

After a quiet first half, Draxler looked brighter in the second, coming further infield in his eagerness to craft something with direct runs and stopovers. He had the will but couldn’t find the way.

Timo Werner - 6

Flashed a shot across goal and had a decent shot on the spin, but the World Cup debutant was frustrated by Mexico’s unbreakable defensive shape and was finally subbed late in the game for Julian Brandt.

SUBS

Marco Reus - 5

The sum total of his contribution was some half-decent corner kicks.

Mario Gomez - 5.5

His free header in the 87th minute was probably Germany’s best chance of the match, but the 32 year-old miscued it completely.

Julian Brandt - 6.5

The man who took Leroy Sane's place in the 23-man squad was on the field for all of four minutes but had Mexico’s weary backline worried with a neat reverse pass, dangerous cross and a 20-yard strike that whistled just wide.