FIFA World Cup 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022: Niclas Fullkrug’s avoids defeat for Germany with his presence of mind against Spain

FIFA World Cup 2022: Niclas Fullkrug's avoids defeat for Germany with his presence of mind against Spain

Nov 28, 2022 2:37 am

Manuel Neuer’s German team locked horns with Spain in their second match of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Notably, Germany was humbled by Japan in their tournament opener by a margin of 2-1. Before coming to this match, the four-time World Champion team Germany was in the last spot of the group that includes Costa Rica and Japan as the two other teams.

The Al-Bayt stadium of Al-Khor hosted this crucial match of Group E between 2010 World Champions Spain and one of the favorites of this tournament, Germany. Notably, this match was also a make-or-break encounter for eight-time World Cup finalists to keep their hopes alive in this edition following the defeat in a shocking upset against Japan.

So, without further ado, here we’ll discuss about this action-packed match between Sergio Busquets-led Spain and four-time FIFA runners-up Germany.

Alvaro Morata’s efforts went in vain due to the heroics of Niclas Fullkrug

Spain came up with a line-up of 4-3-3 at the time of kick-off whereas Germany was there in the middle with the starting line-up of 4-5-1.

Both teams had to settle with a scorecard of 0-0 in the match after the first 45 minutes of the match. In the 54^th minute of the match in the second half, the Spanish side decided to take the 22-year-old young left winger Ferran Torres with Madrid’s senior center-forward Alvaro Morata.

Only in the eighth minute after coming into action on the ground, the 30-year-old star marked his arrival with a stunning goal in the 62^nd minute of the match for Spain. Morata’s goal took the score to 1-0 in favor of Spain against Germany in a very crucial match to decide their spot in the round of 16 of the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup.

But the German Center-forward Niclas Fullkrug stunned everyone with his equalizer in the 83rd minute of the match to level the score line 1-1.

Eventually, the match ended in a draw and both teams had to share the points. Now, Spain will take on Japan in their next group match of the tournament