In the derby on the eighth day of the World Cup, Germany and Spain collided in a game in which the stakes were much higher for the Panthers. Defeat almost certainly meant elimination from the World Cup, but Hansi Flick’s team managed to survive. In the end, the match ended without a winner 1:1.
Compared to the fans’ expectations, today’s opponents played much more cautiously than expected.
True, the stakes were high, especially for Germany, but in the end, it seems that sharing the points is the fairest outcome.
In the first half, we saw a little excitement, and the first threat was “fury”.
It was the seventh minute when Dani Olmo took a great shot from the edge of the penalty area and Manuel Neuer deflected the ball onto the post with a parade.
Germany, on the other hand, came closest to a goal at the end of the 39th minute. Antonio Rudiger was the highest to dive after Kimmich’s free-kick to score, but he was offside so it was disallowed.
The more cautious game continued in the second half.
Kimmich missed the first chance, primarily due to the timely reaction of Unai Simon, and then the penalty arrived.
Alvaro Morata entered the scene, replacing Ferran Torres a few minutes earlier.
Jordi Alba brilliantly broke through on the left side, crossed, and Morata was exactly one step faster than Niklas Sile and deflected the ball behind Neuer’s back with one touch for the “fury” lead – 1:0 in the 62nd minute.
Young Jamal Musiala missed a great opportunity for Germany ten minutes later.
The brilliant Bayern winger avoided the offside trap, went 1-on-1 with Simon, but shot straight at the keeper.
However, his mistake in the 83rd minute is corrected by Fullkrug.
Sane started the action, he passed to Musiala, and he just gave the ball to the Werder striker who shot accurately to make it 1:1.
It turned out that this was also the end result of the match.
The situation in Group E looks very complicated after two rounds played.
Thanks to Costa Rica’s 1:0 victory over Japan today, all four teams have a chance to advance to the knockout phase, and we will get the final answer on December 1.
Then Germany and Costa Rica meet as well as Spain and Japan.
In the current standings, the leading position is occupied by Spain with four points, while Japan and Costa Rica are on 3, and Germany is last with one point won.
