Fede Valverde vs Panama:
• 84 minutes played• 60 touches• 41/48 passes completed (85%)• 7/10 long balls• 2 key passes• 1 big chance created• 100% ground duels won• 100% aerial duels won
Usual day at the office! Kroos and Rüdiger both started and played the whole match in the final Group A game between Germany and Switzerland, ending in a 1-1 draw. Dan Ndoye put Switzerland in front with 27 minutes played but Füllkrug’s stoppage-time goal made it 1-1.
Rudiger celebrated so enthusiastically that he lay on the field in pain.
Niclas Fullkrug’s equalizer in the final minutes of stoppage time brought a 1-1 draw for the German team. Rudiger then celebrated wildly but then got hurt and rolled on the field.
There are currently no details about the injury that the German midfielder suffered. However, if he cannot recover well, the Real Madrid star could completely miss the match in the round of 16.
Coach Nagelsmann currently has three other central defenders: Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund), Robin Koch (Frankfurt) and Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart). However, the three players mentioned above do not have as much international experience as Rudiger and Tah.
The draw against Switzerland helped Germany maintain their top spot in Group A and advance to the knockout round. Coach Nagelsmann’s team will face the second team in Group C in the round of 16. This is an undecided group and Germany could face any opponent in this group.
However, Germany’s most likely opponent is Denmark, who will have five days to prepare for the round of 16, which will take place on the evening of June 29.