Germany still had the number 9, as it turned out, after the last match. Werder Bremen, 29 years old, that was the eleventh day of his career of playing abroad. And he was there for his team when it mattered the most.
He equalized and provided a lifeline for them in his third game in as few as seven minutes by shooting through Unai Simon. He then sprinted to the touchline and fell into Hansi Flick’s arms. Germany has taken a simple, uncomfortable step over the line as a result of Costa Rica’s unexpected win over Japan.
Future matches
The game-changing goal by Füllkrug gives his team a chance to advance in the tournament. There is still hope because it could have been worse, but they yet have to win in a game against Costa Rica, and Japan and Spain still control their future.
Luis Enrique claimed that although Spain had not yet finished, they were still in charge of the death square. As Spain took the lead thanks to a goal from lvaro Morata, Flick’s team confronted a second potential group stage elimination.
As stated by the team’s leader, when Spain is in front of them, it’s a completely different story from what Luis Enrique had claimed, and in the course of an hour, they managed to lead the other to the realization that the Spanish are not as good as they seemed to be. But by the end of the pleasant evening, they had either won the game and even more.
When Leroy Sané passed Simone in the final moments, and he was unable to complete the finishing strike, the turning point of the game was shown. The game changed once more between two teams that could still be rivals as Luis Enrique went one with the various stages of the game and movements made.
Stressful moments
Luis Enrique was really disappointed with the loss of control over the rice field. If possession was more selective, their status would be less imposing. There have been rumors that Germany is exerting pressure on Spain, just enough to lessen Gabi and Pedri’s influence and change Spain’s position to a less comfortable one, compared to the situation they got used to over the years.
There were also increasingly anxious moments as the game went on. Although Simon caused several instances of a collective coronary artery, Sergio Busquets and Dani Carvajal felt that their opponents were close to them. The chance presented itself to Germany, not merely at the last second.
