FIFA World Cup

Spain vs Germany, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Spain
  • 62': Álvaro Morata
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Germany
  • 83': Niclas Füllkrug

Germany earn dramatic draw with Spain on late Fullkrug strike

Niclas Fullkrug salvaged a point for Germany in a 1-1 draw with Spain to keep the four-time World Cup champions hopes of advancing from alive.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Hand ball by Marco Asensio (Spain).
  • 3': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 4': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 4': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
  • 7': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
  • 10': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 14': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Germany. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 23': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
  • 24': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 24': Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 27': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
  • 27': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Daniel Carvajal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
  • 30': Foul by Marco Asensio (Spain).
  • 30': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 33': Offside, Spain. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Dani Olmo is caught offside.
  • 34': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
  • 35': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 36': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jamal Musiala.
  • 37': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 37': Thilo Kehrer (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 38': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
  • 39': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Offside, Germany. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
  • 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Spain 0-0 Germany.
  • 42': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
  • 44': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
  • 44': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Sergio Busquets (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 45'+1': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Germany).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Leon Goretzka.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 0, Germany 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Germany 0.
  • 47': Offside, Germany. David Raum tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 48': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
  • 50': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 56': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 57': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
  • 57': Marco Asensio (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Leon Goretzka (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 60': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 60': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
  • 60': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Goal! Spain 1, Germany 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 65': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 65': Serge Gnabry (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Gavi.
  • 66': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Marco Asensio.
  • 70': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 70': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Thomas Müller.
  • 70': Substitution, Germany. Lukas Klostermann replaces Thilo Kehrer.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Musiala with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a through ball.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
  • 74': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Rodri.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
  • 80': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dani Olmo.
  • 82': Substitution, Spain. Alejandro Balde replaces Jordi Alba.
  • 83': Goal! Spain 1, Germany 1. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
  • 85': Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 87': Substitution, Germany. Nico Schlotterbeck replaces David Raum.
  • 89': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 90'+2': Niklas Süle (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Rodri.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 1, Germany 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 1, Germany 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
35.9 Possession 64.1
11 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
271 Accurate Passes 542
344 Passes 634
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 58
21 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 11
29 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 13
11 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 68,895

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 0 0 0
2 Curacao 0 0 0
3 Ivory Coast 0 0 0
4 Ecuador 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
24 Aymeric Laporte
16 Rodri
18 Jordi Alba
20 Dani Carvajal
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
26 Pedri
9 Gavi
10 Marco Asensio
21 Dani Olmo
11 Ferran Torres
Spain Substitutes:
Robert Sánchez, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Eric García, Carlos Soler, Ansu Fati, David Raya, César Azpilicueta, Alejandro Balde, Pablo Sarabia, Álvaro Morata, Nico Williams, Yéremy Pino, Hugo Guillamón, Pau Torres.

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
2 Antonio Rüdiger
15 Niklas Süle
3 David Raum
5 Thilo Kehrer Yellow Card
21 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Leon Goretzka Yellow Card
6 Joshua Kimmich Yellow Card
13 Thomas Müller
14 Jamal Musiala
10 Serge Gnabry
Germany Substitutes:
Mario Götze, Leroy Sané, Nico Schlotterbeck, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Lukas Klostermann, Marc-André ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp, Youssoufa Moukoko, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt, Jonas Hofmann, Niclas Füllkrug, Christian Günter, Matthias Ginter, Kai Havertz.

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