Toni Kroos revives Germany’s World Cup hopes with last-minute stunner
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It took 135 minutes for Germany to remember how to play World Cup soccer. That’s a match and a half! But somehow, thanks to Toni Kroos and a negative-playing Sweden, the defending World Cup champions have a good chance at getting out of their group now. AnToni Kroos revives Germany’s World Cup hopes with last-minute stunner
It took 135 minutes for Germany to remember how to play World Cup soccer. That’s a match and a half! But somehow, thanks to Toni Kroos and a negative-playing Sweden, the defending World Cup champions have a good chance at getting out of their group now. And boy, this match would end up being as breathless as they come.After an embarrassing performance against Mexico, it was all about the response. Joachim Löw needed to make changes that wouldn’t see his midfield overrun. And while he did that — dropping Mesut Özil and Sami Khedira and going back to a back four with Toni Kroos and Sebastian Rudy in midfield — it didn’t matter early.Germany did start brightly, carving out a couple of chances inside five minutes. But every time Sweden broke on a counter attack, it looked dangerous. Sure enough, Sweden made them pay — serving a potentially devastating blow to Germany. Germany obviously had plenty of time to get back into this. But it’s a) the last thing they needed and b) what the hell? This is Sweden! In their o Read more