![]() ![]() Germany against South Korea (4-2-3-1): Neuer - Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Hector (Brandt 78') - Khedira (Gomez 58'), Kroos - Goretzka (Müller 63'), Özil, Reus - Werner Toni Kroos then scored a stunning injury-time free-kick to give Germany all three points. ![]() Reus put in a livewire display and scored to cancel out Ola Toivonen’s opener early in the second half. The Borussia Dortmund forward's inclusion was vindicated. Too often it was just Jerome and I at the back.”įurther forward, Reus was given a maiden World Cup start ahead of Özil, who had begun each of Germany's previous 26 matches at major tournaments. “If seven or eight players attack then it’s clear the attacking force is greater than the defensive stability,” Hummels said after the loss to El Tri. With Sweden Germany’s next opponents, would Löw stick to the old adage of not fixing something unless it was broken? How broken was it? Germany had twice as many shots as Mexico despite the 1-0 reverse. Striker Gomez replaced left-back Plattenhardt with a little more than 10 minutes to go as Germany’s formation got progressively more attacking, but by the time Brandt replaced Werner the game was lost. Mexico took a 35th-minute lead through Hirving Lozano, but Löw stuck to his guns until the hour mark, when final third operator Reus came on for defensive midfielder Sami Khedira. Müller was and is the top scorer among active players at World Cup finals tournaments with 10 goals. Neuer, Reus and Jerome Boateng all found fitness in time. Phillip Max ended the season just gone as the Bundesliga defender with the most assists since records began, usurping Lahm, but the Augsburg could not displace Hector at left-back – a player relegated with Cologne but whom has never let Löw down in 37 caps. The top-scoring German in the Bundesliga last season with 15 goals, Freiburg’s Nils Petersen was a surprise call-up to the provisional 27-man squad in the weeks leading up to the Finals, but Löw ultimately preferred veteran VfB Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez. Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (PSG), Leon Goretzka (Schalke/Bayern), Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Özil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern)įorwards: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Müller (Bayern), Marco Reus (Dortmund), Timo Werner (Leipzig)Ĭut from provisional 27-man squad: Bernd Leno(Leverkusen), Nils Petersen (Freiburg), Jonathan Tah (Leverkusen), Leroy Sane (Man City). ![]() Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (PSG)ĭefenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern), Matthias Ginter (Gladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha), Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), Niklas Süle (Bayern) © DFL DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA Germany's final 23-man World Cup squad ![]()
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