Mexico goalkeeper Abraham Romero (yellow jersey) makes a late save on Philipp Ochs of Germany during their FIFA U-20 World Cup match on May 23, 2017, in Daejeon, Korea Republic. (Photo: FIFA via Getty Images)
DAEJON, Korea Republic – Mexico (1W-1D-0L, 4 points) secured what could prove to be a valuable point after playing Germany (0-1-1, 1) to a 0-0 draw in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Tuesday at Daejon World Cup Stadium.
The Tricolor now hold sole possession of second place in Group A on four points, leading the third-place Germany by three points and trailing first-place Venezuela – a 7-0 winner over Vanuatu – by two.
While Mexico struggled to generate a sustained offense, its goalkeeper -- Abraham Romero – was the star. The 19-year-old Pachuca product made seven saves, including a point-blank block on a Philipp Ochs effort at the right post late in the encounter.
Mexico produced a limited number of chances, but Edson Alvarez’s snapping header in the first-half forced goalkeeper into an acrobatic leap to parry the effort over the crossbar.
Next up for Mexico: Friday, May 26 v Venezuela
Group A Table
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Team | Â GP | Â W | Â D | Â L | Â GF | Â GA | Â P |
 Venezuela |  2 |  2 | 0 |  0 | 9 |  0 | 6 |
 Mexico |  2 |  1 | 1 |  0 | 3 |  2 | 4 |
 Germany | 2 |  0 |  1 |  1 |  0 | 2 | 1 |
 Vanuatu |  2 |  0 | 0 | 2 |  2 | 10 | 0 |