The German national soccer team averted the second defeat at the World Cup in Qatar after falling behind against Spain. The votes for the game:
Hansi Flick (Federal coach): “The team fought unconditionally. But we only took one step. We are a team. We have a good relationship, even if it can be read differently. It’s gigantic what the team has achieved. I “I’m proud. There are warriors on the pitch who play with heart. If we take this momentum with us – and we get even more confidence – then a lot is possible.”
Niclas filling jug: “We really wanted to draw this game. It was important that we get this point. We definitely have the opportunity to go through to the next round again. We can now go into the last game with a good feeling and hope that everything turns out fine.”
Thomas Müller (about filling jug): “Coming in great. That’s what he’s in for. Of course, he’s already announced that in the last few days. He has great self-confidence and, as you can see, a real right hammer with his right foot. An incredible goal, he is also an incredibly horny guy, I have to say.”
Ilkay Gundogan: “We had a clear idea of how we wanted to defend that. In the end we had the better chances to score and can live with the point. (to Füllkrug:) You can tell by the goal what qualities he has. You can do better than that didn’t score. That was a brutally important goal for us. It’s in our own hands, we got the chance to go through today. That’s the most important thing.”
Manuel Neuer: “Everything was difficult against the Spaniards who were in a good mood. But we accepted this fight and didn’t allow much. Big compliments to the defense and the whole association. After the 0-1 draw we didn’t bury our heads in the sand and kept believing in ourselves “The important thing is: We’re still alive. I think we’re there now. We always want to have everything in our own hands. We are responsible for our decisions and there is the game against Costa Rica that we can influence. And there we want to clean everything up.”
Leon Goretzka: “We knew that we would have to suffer today. We accepted that. What I would like to emphasize: we came back after conceding a goal, something like that is difficult to wrap up.”
Dani Olmo (Spain): “Germany didn’t make it easy for us, but we were good until we conceded. We were too careless there, that can’t happen to us. We always have to control the game, even when we’re leading.”