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20:39
VAR decision: Goal by A. Rüdiger (Germany) is disallowed, score 0-0
The DFB-Elf can cheer for a short time, but the VAR intervenes directly and recognizes the supposed lead goal again. Alba reaches out to Gnabry, earning the Germans a free-kick down the right wing. With the sharp cross, Kimmich finds Rüdiger, who starts too early, who heaves the leather into the mesh with his head. Nevertheless, it remains at 0:0.
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20:36
Yellow card for Thilo Kehrer (Germany)
The Furia Roja increases the pressure again and Kehrer misses the timing when tackling Torres. He only meets the Spaniard and sees the first yellow card of the game.
36
20:36
Olmo is through again from the left, but before the next cross comes into the box, Süle is there and clears for a corner. The dead ball slips through to the free Torres, whose shot from twelve yards inside the right position is cleared by Musiala to the next corner, which then brings nothing further.
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20:34
After winning the ball in the center, the pass comes to Olmo, who fits flat into the box from the left wing. There Torres detaches himself from space and can complete freely from eleven meters. However, the Spaniard chases the ball over the crossbar. But then the flag goes up anyway. Olmo started from an offside position.
30
20:30
Now Rüdiger goes on the offensive and pulls from the second row. However, the right-hand shot is a case for the stands. Goal kick Spain.
29
20:29
Gnabry ran behind the ball and Kehrer in the center. Because Gnabry then recklessly loses the ball, Kimmich has to stop the counterattack. He also manages to do this without having to resort to a foul. The DFB-Elf does not play flawlessly, but is remarkably attentive.
26
20:27
Olmo sees and finds Torres with a strong diagonal pass, but Raum throws himself into the shot from 15 meters at the last second and is able to defuse the end so well that Neuer can safely pick up the leather. Strongly defended by Leipzig.
25
20:26
The Germans have a lot of space in the center and Musiala bounces for Müller, who passes the ball directly to Gündoğan, who is moving up. He loses the ball in the box, but Gnabry finishes from the back. The left-footed shot on the long corner goes just past the left.
24
20:24
Simón has to clear a back pass against the attacking Müller from the side. However, Müller then frittered away the throw-in into the goal. Goal kick Spain.
22
20:22
Jordi Alba has a lot of space on the left wing and is not attacked by Thilo Kehrer, which is why the 33-year-old just pulls away. The tight shot from the right from 17 meters comes dangerously close to the corner, but misses the post by a few centimetres.
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20:20
The DFB team is now much better at disrupting Furia Roja early on and keeping them away from their own sixteen. However, Spain have no problem taking it easy and, if necessary, letting the ball circulate in their own half of the field for a while.
17
20:18
Süle pulls on his own sixteen and sends space with a full shot on the left wing. However, the ball has so much power that space cannot control it. Still, the idea isn’t bad.
15
20:16
After a strong diagonal ball, Ferrán Torres sends Gavi on the journey with a plug-in pass. However, also because space is a decisive factor, the Barca jewel no longer reaches the ball before the baseline. Kick off Germany.
13.
20:12
Olmo enters the box from the left wing but gets stuck in Kehrer and goes down. However, the referee makes no move to interrupt the game. All clean.
11.
20:11
Suddenly the DFB selection is there because Rodri moves out of the defensive line and loses the ball. In three-on-three, the decisive pass to Gnabry comes a little too late. The Bayern player is offside.
10
20:09
The game parts are shifting towards the Spanish national football team, which is causing a lot of alarm. Germany struggles to keep things running defensively, and their own offensive efforts are repeatedly interrupted by Spanish pressing.
7.
20:07
Late for Spain! The Furia Roja gets through the center with several short passes and Dani Olmo can finish tightly from 16 meters for the first time. Manuel Neuer is still crucial and steers the rich shot to the crossbar. Huge dope for the DFB selection, which defensively comes a step too late with five Spanish passes in a row.
5.
20:05
Raum loses the ball against Ferrán Torres, who passes flat into the backcourt from the right wing. There Marco Asensio easily stumbles the ball. Lucky for the Germans that the unmarked Spaniard did not come to a dangerous conclusion from almost 16 meters for the first time.
4.
20:03
Both teams press very high and are keen to take the initiative from the start. Body language is good on both sides in the first few minutes.
1.
20:00
The national anthems have sounded at Al Bayt Stadium and the whistle has sounded. The Spaniards are all in red. The DFB team wears black and white jerseys over white shorts. Here we go.
19:31
Incidentally, this is the fifth game between the two nations on the World Cup stage. After Furia Roja was initially unable to win any of the first three games against the Germans (one draw, two defeats), Spain secured their only World Cup title to date in the 2010 World Cup final 1-0 in their last duel to date Story.
19:19
Germany recently found it extremely difficult to attack Spain in particular. In the last seven international matches against Furia Roja, the DFB team scored just four goals. Since a 4-1 win in a friendly in August 2000, the Germans have scored a maximum of one goal per game against Spain.
19:07
The balance sheet tonight speaks against the Germans. Germany have only won one of the last seven international matches against Furia Roja (two draws, four defeats) – a 1-0 win in a friendly in November 2014. The last German win over Spain in a competitive match was at the European Championship 1988 back. In the last competitive duel in November 2020 in the Nations League, Germany even got under the wheels in good form with 0: 6 against the Spaniards.
18:55
With the 1: 2 against Japan, Germany is currently with three defeats in the last four World Cup games. Against this background, two negative records for the DFB-Elf are possible today. For one thing, the four-time world champions could end up with zero points after two group games for the first time in history. And on the other hand, it would be the first time that Germany loses three World Cup games in a row.
18:46
In order to eradicate the opening defeat, Hansi Flick, on the other hand, changes his team to a total of two positions: Thilo Kehrer and Leon Goretzka are preferred to Kai Havertz and Nico Schlotterbeck.
18:45
Let’s get to the line-ups: Spain’s coach Luis Enrique sees little reason for changes after the comfortable 7-0 opening win and only makes one change. Dani Carvajal starts for Azpilicueta today.
18:44
While the Spanish national soccer team recorded a convincing 7-0 victory over Costa Rica, Germany lost 2-1 to Japan. However, the Germans do not have their backs to the wall. With Costa Rica beating Japan 1-0 earlier in the day, the four-time world champions could still progress if they lose to Spain again on Matchday 3. Then Hansi Flick’s squad would not only need a win over Costa Rica, but also the support of the Spaniards. The starting position would be much better with a victory over the Furia Roja.
18:39
Good evening and welcome from Al Bayt Stadium. This evening at 8:00 p.m. between Spain and Germany in the second group match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.