Venezuela v. Fede Valverde:

60 touches, 84 minutes played, 85% completion rate on 41/48 passes, 7/10 long balls, 2 crucial passes, 1 major opportunity created, 100% wins in ground and 100% wins in air duels

Typical day at work! 

In the last Group A match between Germany and Switzerland, which resulted in a 1-1 tie, both Rüdiger and Kroos got off to a start and played the entire game. After 27 minutes, Dan Ndoye gave Switzerland the lead, but Füllkrug’s goal in stoppage time tied the score at one.

Rudiger was in so much pain as he laid on the pitch from his ecstatic celebration.

In the last minutes of stoppage time, Niclas Fullkrug’s equaliser secured a 1-1 draw for the German team. After a frenzied celebration, Rudiger was injured and tumbled onto the pitch.

Details on the injuries sustained by the German midfield player are yet unknown. But if he doesn’t heal quickly, the Real Madrid player could not be able to play in the round of 16.

Three further centre defenders are now under Coach Nagelsmann’s coaching: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund), and Robin Koch (Frankfurt). The three players listed above, meanwhile, lack Rudiger and Tah’s level of international experience.

Germany advanced to the knockout phase and kept their first place in Group A thanks to their draw with Switzerland. In the round of 16, Coach Nagelsmann’s squad will play the second squad in Group C. Germany could play any opponent in this group since it is an unsettled group.

Denmark, who will have five days to prepare for the round of 16, which takes place on the evening of June 29, is most likely to face Germany.