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Arsenal defender Mustafi: Mexico doesn't rely on Chicarito

Arsenal star Shkodran Mustafi believes that Mexico do not entirely rely on star striker Javier Hernandez for their success.

Germany will be squaring off against Mexico in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup on Thursday and while the Germans are clear favourites to claim victory on the day, they will have to be wary of the dangerous Hernandez.

However, centre-back Mustafi does not think that Germany should only focus their attentions towards stopping Hernandez and has stated that Mexico's main strength is the collective quality of their entire squad.

As reported by Goal, Mustafi said: "Mexico are a team who don't have that superstar, they are a team who plays good together with a lot of experience.

"You must be sure that they will play as a team and be aggressive because of that – because they don't have a superstar. They play for each other and I think that makes them so strong."

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