Substitute Niclas Fullkrug salvaged a captious constituent for Germany successful a 1-1 gully with Spain to support the four-time World Cup champion's hopes of advancing from Group E live astatine Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium connected Sunday night.
Spain, who deed 7 past Costa Rica successful their World Cup opener, looked unsafe consecutive away, with Germany keeper Manuel Neuer called into contiguous enactment to support retired Dani Olmo's 7th infinitesimal thunderbolt aft a slick squad determination by La Roja.
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Serge Gnabry blazed a changeable wide of Unai Simon's acold station connected 25 minutes arsenic Germany looked to crook astir their World Cup fortunes aft a shocking 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Japan to unfastened radical play connected Thursday.
Spain continued to look the amended of the 2 teams going guardant but lacking an extremity product, portion Germany had a Antonio Rudiger extremity ruled retired for offside aft a VAR cheque arsenic the archetypal fractional ended goalless.
Luis Enrique brought Alvaro Morata disconnected the seat aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional and the determination paid speedy dividends arsenic the Atletico Madrid striker bushed his marker to Jordi Alba's near-cross and cleverly flicked it by Neuer to springiness Spain a deserved lead.
Germany, who hadn't gone winless for 3 consecutive World Cup games successful 60 years, fought hard and should person drawn level successful the 73rd infinitesimal but Jamal Muisala's changeable with lone the keeper to bushed was saved by Simon to support Spain successful front.
With clip moving retired connected Hansi Flick's side, Fullkrug had the shot fortuitously autumn to him successful the Spain punishment country and helium made nary uncertainty with the finish, blasting a beauteous onslaught past Simon to springiness Germany their archetypal constituent of the tourney truthful far.
The effect keeps Spain atop the radical connected 4 points and Germany successful past with conscionable one, but Flick's broadside tin beforehand from a premix of scenarios with the astir perfect being a triumph implicit Costa Rica and a triumph by La Roja against Japan connected Wednesday.
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