Toni Kroos Brings Germany Back from the Brink with Thrilling Last-Second Strike

For most of the second half of its match against Sweden, Germany found itself in an unfamiliar position. The score was knotted at one goal apiece, and a draw would have put the defending World Cup champions at the mercy of others. To ensure progression to the Round of 16, it would have had to win its final match and hope for a sequence of results elsewhere in the group. You don’t hear this too often, but the Germans were not in control.

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