The FC Schalke 04 midfielder scored twice inside the opening eight minutes to hand his team control of the match at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.

A quick German breakaway saw Benjamin Henrichs streak down the right before firing a low pass inside to Goretzka on the edge of the box.

The German guided a shot into the bottom left corner after six minutes.

Less than two minutes later, Goretzka added a second.

Timo Werner played his team-mate in before the 22-year-old clipped a delicate finish over Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and into the net.

Werner then added a third after 59 minutes after German captain Julian Draxler slipped a ball down the left channel for Jonas Hector, who squared it back into the middle for the forward to sweep into an empty net.

Mexico pulled one back through a powerful long range strike from Marco Fabián in the 89th minute before Amin Younes sealed Germany's progression with a fourth in stoppage time.

The Germans are now play Chile in the final on Sunday (July 2) at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg.

Mexico will now face Portugal in the third-place playoff at the Otkritie Arena in Moscow on the same day.