Ramos,

Only

the

European

player

to

caps,

and

Willie

Collum,

the

Glaswegian

teacher,

is

the

match

referee.

Good

to

see

him

here.

He

was

elevated

to

the

World's

Elite

list

of

referees

a

while

back

now,

though

he

won't

be

going

to

the

World

Cup.

That

man

will.

Özil

says

his

prayer,

recites

the

Koran

before

a

game.

Germany

in

the

green

and

white.

Spain,

of

course.

La

Roja.

Red

Fury

is

another

nickname

for

them.

There's

Thomas

Müller.

Thiago

is

a

teammate

at

Bayern

Munich.

Actually

born

in

Italy,

Thiago.

Off

we

go.

One

of

the

most

meaningful

warm-up

games

for

the

World

Cup.

That's

for

sure.

Germany,

winners

of

the

competition

in

Brazil.

Spain,

winners

of

the

competition

in

Johannesburg.

A

sloppy

ball

immediately

presents

it

to

David

Silva;

he's

been

in

sparkling

form

for

club

and

country

all

season.

Iniesta

a

scruffy

sort

of

pass

back

in

by

Carvajal

was

won

back

immediately

by

Thiago;

it

actually

wasn't

a

great

ball

from

Andrés

Iniesta

and

to

Carvajal

he

had

to

wait

for

that

one

to

drop

before

he

could

really

try

and

drive

it

across

the

area.

It's

a

thought

in

Spain

that

Rodri,

the

penareal

youngster,

would

make

his

debut

in

the

Busquets

holding

role.

Busquets

is

out

injured,

picked

up

an

injury

the

other

day.

But

it

looks,

if

anyone

fills

that

role,

it's

going

to

be

Thiago.

Yes,

and

he'll

have

to

be

disciplined,

because

if

he's

got

Iniesta

and

Koke

alongside

him,

there

are

certainly

two

offensive

players.

I

think

Kroos

rarely

misplaces

a

pass.

And

here's

Boateng,

game

for

Germany.

Steady

centre-back

pairing.

As

for

Thomas

Müller,

Bertin.

He

is

the

king

of

the

German

side.

of

it.

Jonas

Hector

picked

up

a

foot

injury

earlier

in

the

season.

He

is

back

in

the

squad

today.

A

little

dummy

in

the

middle.

It

nearly

comes

through.

De

Gea

didn't

go

to

ground.

He

didn't

commit

himself.

Ursell's

there.

Both

sides

are...

A

little

bit

sloppy

in

the

opening

exchanges.

Ozil

was

a

little

slow

to

pick

up

on

that

ball

that

was

left

for

him.

A

nice

tumble.

It

was

Julian

Draxler

who

just

let

the

ball

run

through

his

legs.

He

probably

hit

it

first

time.

Even

on

the

stretch.

Joachim

Löw

was

linked

to

just

about

everyone

for

a

move

after

the

World

Cup

Finals.

Real

Madrid.

Arsenal.

Bayern

Munich.

And

of

course

he's

had

the

bulk

of

his

career

as

a

coach

with

Germany.

He's

a

championship-winning

manager

with

FC

Tirol

of

Innsbruck

in

Austria.

He

has

a

good

record.

Lopetegui.

Unbeaten

so

far.

He

comes

from

the

Basque

country.

He's

brought

a

lot

of

players

into

the

squad

from

a

variety

of

clubs.

Going

back

to

the

old

days

of

the

way

Spain

used

to

do

it,

trying

to

balance

the

squad.

Players

from

Barca,

Real

Madrid

and

from

the

Basque

clubs.

Six

players

here

from

Real.

Three

from

Barcelona.

So

less

than

half

of

the

squad.

Atletico

Madrid

have

three.

Chelsea

and

Valencia

too.

The

rest

of

the

squad

were

picked

from

eight

other

clubs.

It

should

be

based

on

how

good

you

are

and

whether

you're

playing

for

Levante

or

anybody

else

here

at

the

bottom.

You

probably

have

to

be

in

a

top

flight

to

get

into

this

squad.

The

ball

off

Isco.

He

pulls

it

back

in.

Looking

for

the

run

of

Silva.

By

Spain.

Ruppertegui's

had

games

in

charge,

won

and

drawn

four

of

them.

He's

on

an

unbeaten

run

of

matches

as

the

coach,

So

he's

used

to

winning

at

all

levels.

Euro

title.

level

and

also

at

level.

He's

been

part

of

that

Spanish

set-up

now

for

some

eight

years.

Well,

let's

see

how

he

returns

Manuel

Neuer

to

the

Bayern

goal

in

the

next

few

games.

This

guy's

really

handy

between

the

sticks,

isn't

he?

Sorry,

I

have

a

national

award

for

Kimmich.

By

the

way,

he

comes

on

the

back

of

an

ever-present

run

in

qualifying.

That's

a

lovely

ball

by

Iniesta.

Sveindlou.

Five

minutes

gone.

Justifies

his

inclusion

in

the

starting

line-up.

Brilliant.

So

very

typical

from

Iniesta.

Movement

is

outstanding.

He

doesn't

move

and

then

Iniesta

has

got

no

option

but

to

play

it

into

his

feet.

As

soon

as

he

sees

that,

Iniesta's

got

a

yard

or

so.

He

can

decide.

Stands

his

ground.

He

would

have

received

it

and

probably

turned

to

shoot.

But

the

Commons

are

sleeping,

He's

ball-watching,

No

idea

what

Rodrigo

is

doing.

That's

a

super

finish.

Just

takes

it

as

it

comes

out.

Clips

it

in

with

power.

Great

finish.

Well,

He's

been

full

of

confidence.

He

has

goals

for

Valencia

this

season.

And

that's

his

second

for

his

country.

He

made

his

debut.

against

Luxembourg

in

and

he

had

a

three-year

gap

to

last

October,

and

his

recall

against

Albania,

and

he

scored

in

that

game.

It's

one

contribution

to

World

Cup

qualifying.

Don't

underestimate

how

important

that

goal

is

for

Rodrigo

Moreno.

We're

under

pressure

tonight,

of

course.

Costa,

we

believe,

is

the

number

one;

Morata

is

left

out

of

this

squad.

The

only

one.

Federer

didn't

make

it

either.

Busquets

has

a

foot

injury.

Both

of

these

countries.

Mesut

Ozil,

Kimmich.

In

all

five

games

when

they

won

the

Confederations

Cup

last

summer,

it's

a

team

of

winners

at

international

level.

All

the

way

up

from

the

junior

ranks.

There's

great

patience

in

the

way

they

play

their

football.

I

don't

think

they'll

be

too

unnerved

by

going

a

goal

behind.

I

think

Joaquin

Love

will

be

a

little

bit

disappointed

that

they've

been

sloppy

on

more

than

one

occasion.

In

the

opening

seconds,

indeed.

Almost.

And

Boe

takes

in

the

middle.

Too

far

off.

The

accomplished

striker

finished

with

a

block.

meeting

between

the

two

countries.

Germany

Spain

It's

very

open.

Very

open.

Very...

Attacking

in

the

opening

exchanges,

Kimmich

with

a

lovely

ball

back

a

beautiful

ball

and

the

eventual

shot

by

Draxler

is

deflected

away.

In

the

middle,

Timo

Werner

couldn't

quite

climb

high

enough.

That's

a

good

ball

from

Kimmich;

it's

a

good

height.

I'm

not

sure

what

happens

he

just

misses

it.

Maybe

he's

thinking

De

Gea

is

going

to

come

out

and

have

a

piece

of

him.

He

should

have

connected

with

it;

not

a

giant

he's

Werner's

in

there

again,

smacked

away

by

the

goalscorer,

Rodrigo.

Now

Hector.

He

was

with

Liverpool

a

couple

of

years

ago

and

is

being

linked

again

in

some

circles

with

a

move

to

Anfield.

That's

a

foul

by

Jordi

Alba.

Ramos

had

to

react

smartly.

Turns

next

week.

Who's

the

man

on

the

ball?

Thiago

has

fouled

Khadira.

Forced

into

making

mistakes

in

all

areas

of

the

field.

You've

got

to

have

a

little

bit

of

time

on

the

ball,

They

pass

it

so

easily,

but

good

pressure

from

Germany.

It

was

one

of

those

free

kicks.

Gotze

will

take

it,

which

is

coming

in.

Oh,

that's

a

great

effort.

Hector

has

three

goals

for

his

country

and

can

hit

them

from

range.

It

wasn't

far

off

target.

That

was

a

good

strike,

wasn't

it?

Just

got

a

little

bit

too

high

and

went

over

the

bar,

dipping,

moving

wide

as

well.

Good

response,

you

would

expect.

Torn

ankle

ligaments

against

Arsenal

back

in

September.

He

returned

in

January,

Hector.

He

was

a

regular

during

the

qualifying

period.

Actually

scored

a

couple

against

San

Marino.

Take

Germany

to

Russia.

They

had

a

record,

wins

from

The

only

qualifying

record

in

Europe

to

boot.

He

has

it

again.

Our

Munich

teammates

there.

of

course.

There's

another

one,

Hummels.

That's

all.

Good

football

here

by

Germany,

even

though

they're

trailing.

Crisp,

accurate,

short

passing.

One's

in

the

penalty

area.

The

final

ball

in,

yeah,

I

think

that

was

actually

meant

for

Ozil.

He

was

hoping

that

his

teammate

was

just

going

to

follow

and

return

for

that

one-two.

Generally

a

very

good

purpose

and

intent

in

the

way

they

pass

the

ball,

Germany,

when

they're

behind,

of

course.

It

just

ramps

up

a

little

bit.

Spain's

qualifying

record

for

the

World

Cup

finals

was

far

from

shabby.

Nine

wins

and

a

draw

from

those

ten

games.

The

draw

was

in

Italy.

It

was

a

crucial

away

result.

It

was

there.

That

was

the

game.

It

really

put

them

in.

It

enabled

them

to

be

in

a

strong

position.

They

thumped

the

Italians

at

home

and

got

a

few

good

players

out.

Germany.

A

couple

of

players

who

could

give

them

a

little

bit

more

flair,

if

you

like.

On

the

flanks.

No

Marco

Reus.

He's

injured

again,

unfortunately.

The

Dortmund

player,

as

is

Mario

Gotze,

is

still

trying

to

find

his

way

back

fitness-wise.

Schurrle

is

not

in

the

squad.

So

they

have

to

be

very

careful

about

Reus

he

was

out

for

a

long

time

and

missed

the

last

World

Cup

finals

as

well;

the

Germans,

like

the

Spanish,

have

been

winning

titles

at

youth

level

Thiago

won

the

title

and

the

and

five

of

that

squad

came

through

that

team,

which

is

something

England

need

to

work

on

in

terms

of

bringing

players

through

from

younger

age

groups

into

the

senior

team;

there's

the

goal

again,

a

lovely

pass

from

Andres

Iniesta

as

he

opens

his

body,

sees

the

movement,

plays

the

ball

and

lets

the

striker

do

the

rest,

and

despite

a

poor

spell

at

Bolton

he

successfully

beat

Marc-Andre

ter

Stegen,

the

Barcelona

goalkeeper;

you're

right,

Jonathan,

sending

the

best

young

players

to

big

tournaments,

even

if

they

have

some

senior

caps,

gives

them

tournament

experience

and

helps

their

development

against

players

like

Jordi

Alba.

His

man

went

down;

Werner

was

unbeaten

as

a

German

international

in

his

appearances.

The

idea

was

nice,

It

just

had

a

bit

too

much

air

time.

It's

very

much

the

modern

way

of

goalkeeping

because

they

realise

just

a

touch

will

send

a

player

down.

I

think

you're

going

to

see

more

and

more

of

that.

Goalkeepers

are

always

standing

up

to

a

runner

in

the

box.

Don't

start

me

on

goalkeepers.

Please.

John.

You're

still

a

protected

species.

Way

to

Jordi

Alba,

who

turned

on

Wednesday,

Barcelona

defender.

They

chucked

him

out

when

he

was

Jordi

Alba.

Wise

enough

to

bring

him

back,

He's

had

eight

trophies.

Thiago.

Iniesta.

Here's

Alba

again.

He's

scored

actually

in

his

last

two

games

for

Spain,

up

from

left

back.

There's

Isco.

Be

patient

against

Spain,

Especially

when

you

are

behind.

What

do

you

make

of

Isco

as

a

player?

He's

now.

This

is

only

his

appearance

for

Spain.

He's

really

coming

to

the

fore

now.

I

think.

On

this

international

stage.

Yeah.

It

takes

time.

You

know.

When

you're

trying

to

break

into

a

squad

that

has

won

the

Euros

and

won

the

World

Cup.

Particularly

those

who

are

so

dominant

in

the

side.

He

is,

Of

course,

Our

Real

Madrid.

It's

never

easy.

You

know.

It's

hard

to

displace

those

guys;

you

play

a

couple

of

matches.

Over

the

course

of

a

few

weeks

you

play,

then

you

don't

play

for

a

few

months.

You

know,

how

do

you

prove

that

you

are

better

than

Iniesta,

better

than

Koke,

better

than

Xavi

when

he

was

in

the

squad?

It's

an

almighty

job

to

do

that

keep

doing

what

you're

doing

at

one

of

the

big

clubs

in

world

football

And

you'll

get

your

chance

he's

grown

out

at

Real

Madrid,

hasn't

he?

He's

had

a

bit

more

game

time

in

the

last

year

or

so

and

has

been

important

coming

off

the

bench

in

the

last

couple

of

seasons;

coaches

will

take

note

that

his

meandering

control

is

pretty

precise.

He

sees

the

pass,

He

can

play

it.

He

runs

with

the

ball

well.

His

goal

return

is

probably

not

as

good

as

it

should

be

for

somebody

who

plays

further

forward

than

the

likes

of

Thiago.

For

example.

Come

to

Spain

again.

They've

got

a

man

over

in

the

middle.

Silva

took

it!

Ter

Stegen

came

and

claimed

it.

I

wonder

if

Silva

might

have

left

it

for

his

teammate

coming

through.

Koke.

Koke

could

have

hit

it

first

time

once

Silva

took

the

touch.

He

had

to

be

silky

to

get

just

a

yard

or

so

away

from

him

at

most.

If

not,

he

was

going

to

run

away

from

him,

and

Stegen

gobbled

it

up

quite

easily

in

the

end.

Traxler,

Hector

with

the

cross,

Not

really

cut

out.

Müller

tried

to

set

up

Ozil.

It

didn't

get

that

far.

Silva

was

dawdling.

In

his

defence,

however,

Jonathan,

he

was

running

that

pace

down

with

Silva

in

order

to

make

up

a

big

hole

to

run

into.

Müller

bundled

into

his

marker

and

he's

fouled

him.

He

fouled

Jordi

Alba.

Great

take

from

Isco.

Yeah,

Hector

completely

misjudged

it.

Isco

took

it

so

easily.

You're

right,

It's

one

for

Koke,

really,

just

to

bend

it

home.

He

obviously

didn't

give

David

Silva

the

shout,

so

that

was

his

ball.

Stegen

was

a

regular

in

the

German

World

Cup

qualifying

campaign.

He

played

five

of

their

games,

In

those

five

games

they

conceded

just

a

couple

of

goals.

It's

turning

close.

trophies

at

Bayern,

at

Real

Madrid.

It's

real

competition,

isn't

it,

for

the

number-one

goalkeeper;

there

are

very

fine

goalkeepers

to

choose

from.

Here's

Kimmich.

Kimmich

has

found

the

gap

and

Boateng

has

found

him,

and

here's

a

frightening

thought:

of

the

Germany

squad

will

probably

be

around

for

World

Cup

that's

the

way

they

do

it,

they

take

players

to

Russia

but

have

no

intention

of

playing

them

in

the

summer

unless

they're

pressed

by

injury

or

suspension,

they

take

them

for

the

experience;

this

is

what

you

were

talking

about

earlier,

they

take

younger

players

and

blood

them

in,

give

them

the

taste

sometimes

before

they're

actually

ready,

and

unless

there

are

quite

a

few

injuries

we

don't

expect

too

many

of

them

to

get

game

time,

but

at

least

the

tournament

is

not

completely

new

by

the

time,

you

know,

three

or

four

years

later

when

they

are

physically

ready

and

their

form

is

good

enough,

of

course

you

can

handle

things

a

little

bit

better.

If

you

come

into

a

team

of

winners,

Just

one

or

two

changes

over

a

season

or

two,

You

don't

make

wholesale

adjustments.

You

don't

all

of

a

sudden

retire

three

or

four

big

players

at

once.

Allow

that

transition

to

happen

a

little

bit

more

smoothly.

I've

been

in

games

since

the

Euro

finals.

They

reached

the

semi-finals.

Germany.

I've

got

players

who

are

settling

in,

starting

with

great...

Skill

and

talent

there;

it's

very

close

on

the

left-hand

side,

who's

the

team

liaison

manager,

there's

a

man

who

has

to

make

it

all

work;

once

again,

as

national

coach

he

must

not

be

flag-waving

in

the

wind

and

has

to

make

the

right

decisions

time

and

time

again,

I

think

that

phrase

means

hoping

that

things

just

don't

work

out

by

chance.

As

you

have

in

a

plan,

Isn't

it?

Silva

with

a

little

touch

away.

That's

offside.

Rodrigo

Moreno.

But

they

move

the

ball

at

such

pace

when

they

can.

If

you

look

at

the

Spanish

squad

over

the

last

eight

years,

Ten

years

since

Since

they

became

European

champions.

It's

Werner.

Looking

for

Müller.

Fernando

Torres.

He

was

in

his

prime

between

and

Too

many

fast

players?

Worthy

colours

for

a

national

team.

They

move

it

swiftly.

They

don't

waste

their

teammates'

runs

either.

They

play

the

obvious

pass.

The

easy

one.

Somebody

in

front

of

you

can

see

him;

he's

normally

in

a

good

position

to

receive

the

ball.

Torres

scored

the

winner.

In

the

Euro

final

against

Germany

and

in

the

semi-final.

His

team

was

beaten

by

Puyogo

in

Durban.

What

a

lovely

ball

through

and

a

chance

squandered

pushed

wide

by

young

Werner.

It

was

a

beautiful

ball

played

in.

I

think

it's

been

flagged

for

offside,

but

that's

tight.

The

keeper's

beaten;

he

dragged

his

shot

and

is

disappointed

he

didn't

hit

the

target.

He

was

trying

to

place

it,

which

isn't

a

bad

thing;

it's

not

really

on

his

stronger

foot,

so

he

went

for

a

safer

option.

It's

wide

anyway.

Bundesliga

appearances.

Timo

Werner.

That's

the

one

earlier

this

month

against

Stuttgart.

Score

of

the

weekend.

Leipzig's

first-ever

win

against

Bayern.

He

actually

started

on

the

bench

that

day

and

came

on

after

minutes.

He

went

off

five

minutes

before

the

end

and

was

concerned

he

wouldn't

be

fit

to

start.

The

German

number

Isco.

Lovely

ball

just

popped

off

to

Thiago

Silva.

Instinctively,

you

couldn't

coach

that,

could

you?

Yes,

you

can

at

a

very

young

age.

I

think

it's

easier

to

coach

players

who

are

not

particularly

quick

because

they

appreciate

that

they

can't...

As

kids,

if

you

had

the

ability,

speed

and

strength

to

run

away

from

people,

everyone

liked

to

dribble

early

on;

with

good

coaching

you

see

Isco

surrounded,

Rodrigo

Moreno

supporting

and

Isco

with

a

little

shimmy.

It

didn't

get

through

that

time.

Kimmich,

Tight

triangle,

Well

played,

Germany.

They'd

been

getting

out

until

then.

They

just

got

a

little

bit

dawdling

with

Müller.

Kimmich,

Pressure

from

Silva,

His

teammates

didn't

help

him

there.

Silva

to

Iniesta,

Still

the

passing

wizard.

Wonderful

player

he's

been.

Isco,

Iniesta

has

crept

into

space.

He

was

tackled

well

by

Hector.

But

he

is

having

a

wonderful

game.

Andres

Iniesta

rolling

back

the

years

at

He's

involved

again

and

there

was

a

little

foul

on

his

go.

Enough

of

the

tippy-tappy

stuff,

The

German

captain

committed

the

foul.

There's

so

much

trust

in

each

other.

Isn't

there?

Just

to

be

able

to

receive

the

ball

under

pressure.

Admittedly,

Germany's

not

flying

into

tackles,

It's

not

overly

physical,

Not

yet,

But

if

they

toy

with

Isco

like

that

a

little

bit

more,

Then

Khedira

won't

be

the

only

one

who

decides

that

enough's

enough.

Iniesta

is

still

very

much

at

the

heart

of

his

team.

This

is

his

game

for

Spain.

Okay.

He's

yet

to

score

for

his

country

at

senior

level.

He's

played

a

bigger

role

at

the

World

Cup

finals

than

he

did

in

the

Euros.

He

came

on

as

a

substitute

just

once.

And

Silva

there

will

whip

the

free-kick

across.

And

Ramos

was

up

from

the

back.

And

here's

Julian

Draxler

now

for

Germany.

But

he

found

Müller.

Getting

the

pass

away.

Here's

Isco.

minutes

gone.

Effort.

Isco.

And

in

a

way,

yes,

they've

been

superb

in

their

ability

to

glide

away.

Here's

Silva.

Moreno

tried

to

find

him

with

a

return,

and

he

went

wide.

I

just

thought

he

was

going

to

drop

his

shoulder

to

the

right

and

move

to

the

left.

David

Silva.

wins

the

ball

back

that

passage

of

play

down

in

the

corner

was

a

joy

to

watch;

it

was

all

about

Iniesta,

the

man

once

called

the

'pale

knight',

the

illusionist,

one

of

his

Spanish

nicknames,

and

it's

not

easy

to

make

the

transition

from

a

great

wide

player

to

an

equally

great

central

midfielder;

he

now

plays

most

of

that

position

for

Barcelona

and

for

the

national

team,

and

when

you

can

caress

the

ball

and

see

players

so

easily

and

find

them,

of

course

you

still

have

to

maintain

your

fitness

and

desire

to

play

at

this

level,

and

he's

done

that

superbly

well,

although

he's

looked

a

little

bit

off

the

pace,

whereas

Muller

is

like

that

in

lots

of

games

he

isn't

as

technically

proficient

as

some

of

these

players,

you

don't

see

him

getting

involved

in

too

much

one-touch

delicate

play

even

for

Bayern

Munich,

but

he's

a

great

finisher

of

moves;

that's

his

ability.

To

find

space

and

be

brave

enough

as

well.

The

hardest

thing

in

football

is

to

make

that

final

touch

and

stick

it

into

the

back

of

the

net.

His

role

is

not

to

be

involved

too

much

in

the

development

of

plays.

His

best

work

is

done

further

forward.

Golden

Ball

winner

at

the

World

Cup.

Silver

Ball

winner

in

And

it's

a

good

job

that

Ramos

missed

the

cross.

He

might

have

poked

it

beyond

his

own

goalkeeper.

It's

cleared

by

Jordi

Alba.

And

here's

Isco.

It's

three

on

three.

Can

is

trying

to

get

back

for

Germany

and

is

getting

back.

Isco.

Silva

is

in

a

wide

position.

He

delayed

a

little

bit

too

long.

I

wonder.

Iniesta

is

arriving.

Here's

Rodrigo

Moreno

back

in

the

middle.

They've

slightly

overplayed

it.

And

it's

lifted

over

in

the

end

by

Iniesta.

Well,

That's

a

shame.

A

great

move.

They

found

the

ball,

actually,

from

Rodrigo

Moreno.

It

was

in

between.

Just

a

little

bit

behind

Koke.

Not

quite

on

the

money

for

Isco.

Yes,

they're

balloons

over.

We

talked

about

the

lack

of

pace,

or

we

felt

there

was

a

lack

of

pace

in

the

Spanish

backline,

Didn't

we?

Werner

has

exposed

it,

not

once,

but

twice.

Flagged

offside

and

pulled

the

shot

wide.

But

that

was

a

nice

acceleration.

Passed

Gerard

Piqué

once

again.

Nobody

was

able

to

take

advantage

of

the

cutback.

So

it

is

one

area

that

we

do

feel

that

they

are

slightly

vulnerable.

It's

in

the

backline.

Of

course,

You

have

to

have

the

ball

for

long

enough

to

stretch

them.

Three

centre-backs.

Here's

Kimmich.

with

a

little

touch

on,

and

it's

kneed

away

by

Gerard

Piqué,

World

Cup

winner,

European

champion.

Philipp

Lahm

is

enjoying

a

glass

of

something.

One

of

the

world's

greatest

ever

full-backs,

I

think.

So

unassuming

and

underrated.

I

think.

Here

comes

that

corner

kick.

And

away

by

Rodrigo.

Marina

back

in

there

by

Kimmich.

Perfect

weight

on

the

ball

from

Iniesta.

Goodness

me.

No

free

kick

given.

Nothing

wrong

with

that.

Any

defender

can

do

what

good

defenders

should

do:

if

you

can't

get

the

ball,

put

your

body

in.

So

they

can't

retrieve

it.

That

was

the

left-back,

though.

Up

there.

Furthest

forward

Spanish

player.

minutes

gone.

Germany

nil.

Spain

one.

Six

wins

in

the

last

seven.

Spain.

It

was

nearly

given

away.

Okay.

Now

up

by

Jordi

Alba.

I

mean,

the

only

hurried

clearance

he

made

tonight.

Jordi

Alba.

On

his

right

foot.

Ozil.

Seen

a

great

deal

of

him.

Khedira.

Ozil

again.

Spain.

By

the

way,

Have

lost

seven

times

in

matches

since

World

Cup

And

they

were

found

wanting.

Tight

one-two.

No

foul

on

Iniesta.

It's

a

good

challenge

by

Ozil.

Boateng.

A

well-defined

gimmick.

play.

Lovely

give-and-go.

And

off

to

Muller.

Draxler.

Hector

in

support.

Drove

it

across.

In

a

German

corner.

Yes.

I'm

driving

well.

I

don't

think

it

was

on

target.

Took

a

deflection.

That

sent

it

beyond

the

post.

Across.

Lovely

ball

in

again.

It

came

off

Piqué.

Though

Ramos

was

behind

him.

international

appearances

between

the

two.

appearances

between

the

two

Spanish

centre-backs.

Picking

his

passes

now.

Across.

Hector

back

to

him.

It'll

be

a

difficult

pairing

to

shift

one

there.

Although

I

think

Cesar's

been

closer

for

Chelsea's

top-class

defender

and

he

can

fill

in

at

right

back

as

well.

I

can

imagine

he's

going

to

get

a

few

caps

over

the

years.

It

shows

the

strength

they've

got

if

he

can't

get

into

this

side.

He's

on

the

bench.

And

Nacho

Monreal

can't

even

get

in

the

squad.

Carvajal.

He's

been

a

A

little

bit

iffy

in

possession,

Carvajal

a

couple

of

times.

There

again.

He

was

caught

slumbering.

Germany

were

quick

to

press

him.

Just

as

Spain

have

been

quick

to

press

Kimmich.

Well.

I

would

choose

Azpilicueta

ahead

of

Carvajal

at

full-back.

I

think

he's

a

much

more

rugged

defender.

Cross.

Khedira.

Muller,

Great

strike.

Terrific

equaliser.

It's

his

international

goal.

And

his

first

of

the

year.

I've

not

seen

every

goal

that

Thomas

Muller

has

scored

for

the

national

team,

Or

indeed

for

Bayern

Munich.

He

does

need

to

get

involved

in

build-up

play.

Jonathan,

This

is

what

he

does.

But

not

too

often

from

outside

the

box

like

that.

He's

very

much

a

penalty-box

goal-scorer.

It's

a

wonderful

strike.

Isn't

it?

Not

closed

down.

Half-hearted

attempt.

And

he

guides

it

with

power.

It's

not

that

far

away

from

De

Gea.

I

think

it

took

him

by

surprise.

Great

back

lift,

either.

Wasn't

it?

It's

a

side-foot.

Isn't

it?

It's

almost

like

one

of

those

free-kicks

we

see

modern-day

players

taking,

It

got

up

and

over

the

wall

and

came

down

with

pace.

And

did

that

with

the

ball

just

moving

a

little

bit.

That

was

a

sort

of

smug

acceptance

that

finally

we've

done

it.

Played

awfully

for

minutes

and

we've

got

ourselves

back

on

level

terms.

It's

been

outplayed

really,

Germany,

but

a

brilliant

strike

from

a

top-class

goalscorer.

Will

Spain

respond

again?

Silva,

Isco,

Jordi

Alba

knocked

the

ball

into

the

near

post

where

Silva

had

made

the

run.

Well,

Werner

looked

the

most

dangerous

of

the

forward

players

for

Germany.

Butler

made

one

foul

on

this

new

touchline

and

hardly

touched

the

ball.

Sight

of

goal.

He

scored

five

in

the

qualifying

campaign.

Thomas

Muller

makes

it

Kroos,

There's

Özil,

Almost

relieved

the

pressure

on

Kroos.

Germany

are

beginning

to

measure

their

passes,

Just

as

I

say

that.

We

don't

see

many

lackluster

performances

from

the

German

team,

Do

you?

They

talked

about

the

purpose

and

the

energy

with

which

they

apply

it,

I

think

it

actually

helps

them

that

they

move

the

national

games

around

the

country

as

well.

Düsseldorf

tonight,

back

at

Berlin

on

Tuesday,

and

everybody

who

supports

the

national

team

gets

the

opportunity

to

see

them,

It

seems,

on

their

own

soil.

They

have

played

times

in

Düsseldorf.

They

have

only

played

more

internationals

in

Stuttgart,

and

in

Hamburg

and

Berlin.

Since

the

stadium

was

rebuilt

here,

they

have

played

three

times.

Won

one,

drew

one

and

lost

one.

They

were

beaten

by

Norway

here

in

I

think

it

was.

They're

trying

to

rediscover

the

rhythm.

They

dominated

the

opening

half

an

hour.

That's

a

poor

ball

by

Thiago

Müller

and

Boateng.

But

they

weren't

quite

holding

firm

at

down.

The

Germans,

Spain,

looked

the

more

accomplished

side

and

created

a

couple

of

good

opportunities.

The

final

ball

let

them

down

on

occasion.

So

I

knew

it

would

happen.

They

didn't

panic.

They

slowly

got

themselves

back

into

the

game,

First

of

all.

Mag

raised

against

Rodrigo

and

Moreno,

But

a

brilliant

shift

of

feet

by

Iniesta.

There's

a

touch

from

Müller,

just

to

set

himself.

The

ball

is

just

moving.

A

yard

or

so

away.

There's

no

pressure

on

the

ball,

It

has

to

be

said.

He

scoops

it

up,

Doesn't

he?

And

it

has

to

be

something

special

to

beat

De

Gea.

And

that

was

I

think

he

is

the

best

goalkeeper

in

the

world.

Neuer,

presumably

will

be

back

if

he

stays

fit

to

challenge

that

role

as

the

number

one

goalkeeper

in

the

world.

The

summer

in

Russia.

Here's

Hector.

Cross.

Left-back

again.

Deep

cross.

Jordi

Alba's

header

away

was

a

bit

risky

to

head

back

in

there.

Kimmich.

Left-footed

dink.

Koke

was

there.

Here's

Isco.

The

terrific

first

touch

is

fouled.

This

is

Julian

Draxler's

sole

contribution

to

the

football

match

so

far.

Forty

minutes

played

and

he

fouls

Isco

and

then

hoofs

the

ball

off

the

field.

I

don't

think

he's

been

yellow-carded

actually.

It's

a

little

bit

harsh

and

Isco

just

runs

into

him.

It's

so

difficult,

but

you're

just

supposed

to

stop

with

the

opponent

and

then

just

vanish,

Get

yourself

out

of

the

way,

Allowing

free

passage

to

move

forward.

Sometimes

those

sort

of

kicks,

I

think,

are...

I

won't

say

petty

but...

Unlucky

for

him.

I

didn't

see

a

yellow

card

from

Willie

Collum

there.

He

shouted

"guys"

as

if

to

say

"calm

down"

to

everybody

and

then

he

decided,

"well,

it's

friendly

after

all."

Mr

Collum,

Then

he

concentrated

on

his

refereeing,

Then

he

went

back

into

teaching,

He

taught

religious

education.

Here's

Isco.

Iniesta.

Well,

it

can

be

an

experience

watching

Spain

play

in

full

flight.

Isco.

Buzzes

again.

Nags

away.

He's

always

looking

for

a

killer

pass,

Isn't

he,

Esther?

You

just

have

to

be

close

to

Germany.

We've

got

four

players

around

him,

but

nobody

within,

what,

three

yards.

Was

he

offside

there?

Yeah,

He

was

just

about.

He

was

tight.

He

played

minutes

four

times

this

season.

Isco.

Often

substituted.

Sloppy

pass

off

towards

Thiago,

who

has

actually

kept

his

discipline

and

sat

in.

Koke's

helped

him

out.

That's

what

they're

playing

for

in

the

summer.

For

Banner

on

Macclesfield,

Three

points

clear

at

the

moment.

A

couple

of

minutes

to

go.

Spellbinding

first

half.

For

many

reasons.

Oh,

They've

got

a

man

over

on

the

far

side.

Castle,

Can

he

make

use

of

it?

He's

gone

wide.

Blocked

off.

Good

defending.

Really

strong

and

experienced

defending

by

Sergio

Ramos.

And

he

showed

a

little

bit

of

naivety

there.

Even

if

Ramos

didn't

really

read

it,

Which

I

believe

he

did

just

about.

There

was

no

body

movement

from

Draxler

it's

a

standard

drag

across

the

body,

and

unless

you

shift

your

weight

onto

one

foot

you

won't

unsettle

a

good

defender

like

Ramos

that

easily.

Ramos

has

been

in

the

team

for

years;

he

made

his

debut

against

China

in

March

I

think

he's

a

much

more

disciplined

defender

with

Spain

than

he

is

with

Real

Madrid

where...

He

can

lose

his

head.

Yeah.

Kadira.

Once

again,

Ramos

was

well

placed.

The

career

he's

had

with

Real

Madrid,

trophies.

games.

But

red

cards.

It's

Carvajal.

Only

his

second

appearance

of

the

season

for

Spain.

Carvajal.

He

played

in

the

win

against

Italy.

It's

been

high

quality.

minutes.

Not

quite

with

the

intensity

or

urgency.

Indeed,

with

some

of

the

discipline

you

would

expect

from

both

sides

with

nothing

at

stake.

Reputation,

of

course.

People

are

playing

for

places.

It

has

been

a

fascinating

first

half

of

football.

Rodrigo

Moreno

putting

Spain

ahead.

A

lovely

pass

into

him,

and

Thomas

Muller.

With

a

beautifully

executed

shot

minutes

before

the

break

leveled

it

up.

Really

a

good

half

of

football

at

the

break.

I

wouldn't

be

surprised

if

he

replaced

Koke's

clubmate.

But

we

saw

Thiago

return

to

the

field.

So

he's

still

with

us

for

the

time

being.

Silva

is

out

there

as

well.

Just

looking

around

to

see

who's

gone

off.

He's

had

a

wonderful

spell

with

Atletico

Madrid.

Highly

consistent.

He's

only

missed

four

of

their

last

games.

He's

scored

six

goals

this

season

for

them.

He

hasn't

netted

for

the

Spanish

side

yet.

The

referee

is

just

checking

both

sides;

I

can't

see

any

German

substitutions.

I

don't

see

any

yet.

So

he's

been

given

the

rest

of

the

evening

off.

He

had

a

wonderful

first

minutes.

I

think

they're

going

to

have

to

nurse

him

or

that's

probably

the

wrong

word

manage

him

very

carefully

through

the

World

Cup

finals

in

Russia

because

he's

years

of

age.

He's

been

managed

at

club

level

for

Barcelona.

Finish

too

many

games

either

sensible,

isn't

it?

When

you've

got

a

guy

who

you

feel

will

still

be

key

for

you,

why

flog

him

if

you've

got

capable

replacements?

Well,

they've

got

a

capable

one

in,

so

that's

for

sure,

and

Koke's

teammate

is

still

on

there,

bottom

of

your

picture

wearing

number

eight,

but

we

do

expect

a

lot

of

second-half

substitutions;

Koke

actually

was

a

peripheral

figure,

I

felt,

in

the

first

half.

He

was.

He's

one

of

those

guys.

You

can't

really

say

he's

a

holding

midfield

player.

He

gets

forward

quite

a

lot

from

his

club

side.

But

he's

not

someone

who

really

troubles

the

goal-scoring

charts

too

often

either.

He

certainly

links

up

the

play.

Sometimes

that's

just

what

you

need.

In

top

sides,

In

all

sides,

actually,

good

continuity

in

play.

You

don't

make

too

many

mistakes.

They're

pretty

disciplined.

Efficient

in

most

areas

of

the

field.

Koke

certainly

is.

He

wouldn't

be

playing

at

that

club

unless

he's

a

top-class

footballer.

Here's

Werner.

Strong

run

from

him,

just

nudged

at

the

last

moment.

It's

a

corner

kick.

Good

positive

run.

I

think

that's

probably

what

Joachim

Löw

has

told

him

go

out

and

enjoy

yourself

more

and

be

more

positive.

Direct

winning

opportunities

there.

No

doubt

about

it.

Germany

started

the

second

half

well.

Cross.

Draxler.

Oh,

Terrific

effort

and

a

fine

save

too.

It

was

veering

in

the

air

from

Julian

Draxler.

That's

his

best

moment

so

far

in

the

game.

This

time

De

Gea

is

equal

to

the

shot.

It

was

a

super

strike

from

Draxler.

Same

sort

of...

That's

a

great

save.

Same

sort

of

technique,

actually.

But

more

back

lift,

A

little

bit

more

momentum

when

addressing

the

ball.

Really

good

goalkeeping.

He's

on

the

edge

of

the

penalty

area

here.

If

it

comes

out

in

the

drop-out

zone,

There

he

is.

Khedira's

ahead

of

him.

Make

sure

he's

on

the

side.

There

is

Sami

Khedira.

And

it

comes

off

Koke.

And

it's

another

corner

kick

for

Germany.

There's

more

urgency

in

the

German

play.

At

the

start

of

this

second

half

than

we

saw

in

the

first

period.

Jackson

with

a

poor

cross.

They

can

play

good

possession

football,

Germany.

No

doubt

about

that.

In

fact,

They've

become

more

and

more

that

kind

of

side

in

the

last

ten

or

so

years

since

Joachim

Löw

has

been

in

charge.

It

actually

started

with

Jürgen

Klinsmann.

But

they

can

also

be

very

direct.

All

of

a

sudden,

they

can

turn

on

the

burners

and

become

very

forceful

and

very

effective.

Of

course,

So

quickly.

And

that's

why

you

can

never

write

them

off

at

the

big

tournaments.

Müller

round

the

corner.

Here's

Özil.

Khedira

into

his

space.

Ramos

has

been

drawn

out

there.

Özil's

got

the

pass

to

Kimmich,

and

it

was

just

cut

out

at

the

last

moment

by

Jordi

Alba.

Piqué

looked

uncomfortable

there

with

the

ball

played

into

a

tight

area.

Once

again,

the

good

players,

if

you

pressurise

them,

you

force

them

to

decide

whether

they

want

to

play

or

overplay,

especially

in

those

defensive

situations,

and

he

will

draw

the

error.

And

as

good

as

Spain

are,

Germany

will

always

have

players

who

can

trouble

you

and

take

the

game

away

from

you.

Plenty

of

errors

early

on

from

Germany.

But

we

know

they're

resilient.

Of

course.

Wonderful

record

in

World

Cup

football.

They've

only

once

ever

failed

to

reach

the

last

eight,

They've

reached

the

last

four

semifinals

at

least,

That's

a

record.

In

comes

a

cross

from

Héctor.

Away

in

there

by

Piqué.

Spain

are

under

pressure

at

the

start

of

this

second

half.

Thiago.

Well,

Since

I've

been

watching

international

football,

I

remember

one

mediocre

World

Cup,

If

you

like,

and

perhaps

as

well.

Apart

from

that,

They're

pretty

much

right

on

the

money.

Here's

Silva.

Steered

away

by

Hummels.

Taken

in

his

stride

by

Mesut

Özil.

Didn't

break

stride.

Werner.

Really

good

start

to

the

second

half

by

Germany.

They're

purring

now.

Özil!

One

touch

too

many.

Didn't

he

have

a

go

first

time,

Did

he?

Yeah,

I'm

not

quite

sure

I

was

actually

set

for

him

to

hit

it

first

time.

Once

again,

He's

got

to

control

it

with

his

right

foot.

Jordi

Alba's

coming

across

pretty

quickly,

But

I

just

don't

think

that

he

really

meant

it.

I

mean,

He

didn't

have

enough

determination,

really

To

put

his

foot

through

the

ball,

Put

his

body,

His

shoulder

into

the

opposing

player

and

be

in

charge.

Pique

didn't

look

comfortable

when

the

ball

came

to

him.

I

wonder

if

he's

got

a

little

bit

of

a

problem.

He's

going

off

anyway

to

be

replaced.

By

Nacho.

The

Real

Madrid

defender.

It's

his

international

for

Spain.

He

was

in

the

squad

in

Euro

But

he

made

a

couple

of

starts

in

World

Cup

qualifying.

Committed

player.

Sami

Khedira.

Yeah,

This

was

a

challenge.

That

full

stretch,

He

and

Thiago

collided.

The

big

number

six

comes

off

worse.

I'll

take

no

chances.

They

respect

Juve.

I'm

coming

up

around

the

corner.

Still

in

the

Champions

League,

Of

course.

And

will

play

his

whole

club

around

Madrid.

Yes,

Anyone

you

would

imagine

is

feeling

something.

Sometimes

you

can

run

off

the

knocks

that

you

pick

up

in

these

games.

But

any

slight

strain,

He

won't

be

taking

any

chances

with

that.

I'm

sure

that

he'll

be

able

to

make

that

decision

himself

without

Joachim

Löw's

intervention.

Thiago,

OK.

Preparing

to

send

Gundogan

on

and

just

sit

in

that

position,

One

would

think.

He

doesn't

really

like

to

sit

there,

does

he?

Gundogan?

No.

So,

A

lot

more

pressure

on

Toni

Kroos

to

be

the

disciplined

one.

He's

now

in

the

middle

of

the

Spanish

side.

There's

some

help

for

Koke

and

Thiago

in

particular,

Who

likes

to

get

forward

himself

as

well.

They've

got

Saul,

Who's

very

much

a

sitter,

Or

more

of

a

sitter

than

those

two.

Sami

Khedira's

evening

has

ended.

And

on

comes

Ilkay

Gundogan,

Who

is

a

City

player.

Which

is

his

international

and

his

third

of

the

tournament;

he

missed

Euro

and

the

World

Cup

four

years

ago

through

injury.

Traxler

tried

to

pick

out

the

pass

and

Saúl

was

there.

Isco

I

haven't

seen

a

lot

of

him

in

the

second

half.

Alba

and

Rodrigo

Moreno

had

strayed.

There's

Iniesta.

He

scored

five

goals

in

the

finals

in

the

summer,

covered

the

game

against

Lokomotiv

Moscow.

days

or

so,

the

first

leg,

He

scored

a

screamer

at

home

from

some

yards

or

so

maybe

not

quite

that,

He

didn't

get

too

many,

That

was

a

spectacular

one.

That's

half

a

dozen

this

season,

Doesn't

he?

That's

not

a

bad

return,

From

his

position.

That's

a

pretty

good

return.

Rodrigo

Moreno,

He

scored.

Now

Silva.

Spain

have

played

well

within

themselves

in

this

match.

In

the

second

period,

Saúl,

Pass

off,

and

it's

come

here

to

Thiago,

The

big

set-up

to

Jordi

Alba

forward,

You

can

see

why

he's

got

a

couple

of

goals

in

his

last

two

internationals.

He

was

just

a

bit

too

far

away,

As

soon

as

this

ball

is

reversed

from

Thiago,

It's

got

to

be

three,

Four

yards

further

and

then

he

can

hit

it

first

time,

Once

he

took

the

touch,

Jerome

Boateng

was

quick

to

close

him

down,

Once

again

the

confidence

a

real

sleepy

play,

Of

course,

it's

not

quite

at

full

intensity

in

this

match,

but...

It's

still

a

joy

to

watch.

Thiago,

Poor

cross-field

ball,

And

Ramos

was

onto

it,

And

that's

a

fine

cross-field

pass

to

find

Timo

Werner,

And

stolen

away

by

Koke.

Took

a

little

bit

of

a

wrist-back

to

Jordi

Alba,

But

here's

Thiago,

And

now

David

Silva,

And

Spain

are

beginning

to

find

the

rhythm

again.

I

wonder

what

change

it

would

bring

They

can

change

the

game

if

they

send

Diego

Costa

on.

Silva,

Isco.

Dani

Carvajal.

It

might

get

spiky

all

of

a

sudden.

Boateng

and

Hummels

will

know

that

there's

a

match

going

on.

They've

not

had

it

easy

so

far.

but

they've

had

to

concentrate

on

the

way

they

watch

the

ball.

Don't

watch

it

too

much.

Watch

the

players

moving

at

the

same

time.

Which,

of

course,

is

very

difficult.

But

all

of

a

sudden

you

find

a

guy

who's

right

up

against

you

and

he's

making

life

difficult

physically

for

you.

That's

always

a

test.

Moreno,

Rodrigo

Moreno

back

to

Silva.

Silva,

The

little

wriggler,

In

comes

a

cross,

Brilliant

move,

Isco,

Fine

stop,

Breathtaking

move,

Bellerin

stayed

onside,

Urszels

in

the

middle,

It's

blocked

by

Ramos,

Carvajal

was

a

bit

hesitant,

Jaxler,

Starts

here

for

Gundogan,

He's

placed

it,

And

a

fine

save

at

the

other

end,

What

a

very

good

passage

of

play.

And

a

fine

stop

at

the

end

from

David

de

Gea,

To

match

the

one

that

was

made

a

few

moments

earlier,

From

Ter

Stegen.

This

is

a

good

block.

The

ball

is

coming

straight

towards

you,

But

still

he

spreads

himself.

He

never

overcommits

himself

to

Ter

Stegen.

You

don't

see

him

going

down

too

early.

Even

when

he

does,

Those

arms

are

always

spread

out.

This

time

it's

the

thigh

that

blocks

the

ball.

Cross

looks

for

Werner

again.

He's

misjudged.

He

didn't

win

it

in

the

first

half.

Misjudged

a

cross

in.

Not

his

strength.

That.

He

got

too

close

to

his

teammate.

And

in

the

end,

By

the

time

the

ball

arrives

at

you,

He

comes

over

your

teammate

and

somebody

else

as

well.

So

difficult

for

you

to,

As

you

said,

Jonathan,

Absolutely

right.

It's

not

a

natural

thing

for

him

just

to

pull

away

and

wait

for

the

flight

of

the

ball

before

making

the

run.

Gross.

Kimmich.

Gundogan.

That's

a

shame.

Just

a

little

bit

heavy.

Hector's

got

a

good

left

foot.

He

would

have

put

that

ball

in

first

time.

He

wants

him

to

press

up

the

field.

Here's

a

crossfield

pass.

Beautiful

ball

from

Hummels.

On

his

weaker

foot.

Yeah.

And

there

was

no

support

for

Werner.

Ozil

is

the

one

who's

in

the

box,

but

he's

not

going

to

score

too

many

goals

if

they

even

come

in

head

height

for

him.

A

bit

slow

to

get

forward

and

support.

Isco

back

to

him.

Silva

couldn't

keep

it

in

play.

And

another

change

for

Spain.

And

another

Real

Madrid

player.

He's

going

to

come

on.

Marco

Asensio.

A

wide

player.

Can

play

as

a

second

forward.

replacing

Isco.

Only

plays

for

Mallorca.

and

a

very

good

first

half.

He's

got,

yeah.

giving

him

just

under

an

hour.

Make

sure

that

you're

keeping

all

the

club

managers

who,

of

course,

are

watching.

They've

got

their

eyes

across

about

four

or

five

games,

haven't

they?

And

Spain

pressurising

Kimmich,

Saul,

Thiago.

Asensio

can

be

a

little

bit

more

direct

than

almost

all

the

other

Spanish

midfielders

on

the

ball

right

now.

He's

probably

the

quickest

of

the

lot

on

the

field.

The

play

is

good

in

the

middle

of

the

park.

If

they

can

bounce

it

off

a

forward

more

likely

Diego

Costa

if

he's

on

the

field

Asensio

is

adept

at

making

runs

in

behind.

He's

still

a

kid

and

can

certainly

improve

his

ability

to

read

the

situation

earlier.

He

made

his

debut

a

couple

of

years

ago

against

Bosnia

and

was

part

of

the

European

title-winning

team

in

Isco.

I

think

they

were

big

players

for

Real

Madrid

last

year

because

they

so

often

produced

when

they

came

off

the

bench.

When

the

big

boys

weren't

able

to

get

things

done.

Those

guys

came

in

and

were

very

productive,

and

it

helped

Real

Madrid

win

the

Champions

League

because

they

had

so

many

game-changers

who

could

come

on

and

influence

proceedings.

As

much

as

the

likes

of

Ronaldo.

Of

course.

He

did

a

similar

sort

of

role.

Of

course.

I

think

he's

got

to

perform

for

the

national

side.

You

don't

see

him

as

a

starter,

do

you?

for

the

World

Cup?

No.

I

don't

think

so.

Silva.

It's

crucial

for

Spain.

As

we've

mentioned

before,

How

they

manage

in

the

Estat

in

what

will

be

his

last

World

Cup

finals.

It'll

be

Silva's

last

World

Cup

finals

as

well.

His

third

and

last.

Sixth

major

final

for

him

in

all.

Still

a

little

bit

showboaty.

That

attempted

clearance.

A

great

season.

David

Silva.

I

think

he's

actually

in

the

form

of

his

life.

The

number

of

goals

he's

scored

is

impressive.

A

fine

goalscoring

form.

Kevin

De

Bruyne's

got

so

many

plaudits

so

far

this

season.

But

I

think

Silva,

in

the

last

couple

of

months,

has...

They

can

be

very

critical.

The

Spanish

press

can

be

murderous.

I

think

there's

quite

a

bit

of

grace

in

the

bank,

if

you

like,

for

this

group

of

players

and

indeed

for

the

head

coach.

I

don't

think

they'll

be

completely

critical,

irrespective

of

the

scoreline

tonight,

whether

they're

able

to

get

themselves

a

winning

goal

or

indeed

they

lose

this

game.

They'll

know

that

there's

a

long

way

to

go,

that

this

is

preparation,

things

that

will

be

tweaked.

And

remember,

This

is

the

top-class

side

they're

playing

as

well.

Only

a

slight

tweak

was

needed

on

that

ball

to

Silva

and

he

would

have

been

through.

He

seems

to

be

having

a

more

forward

role

now,

Silva.

Spanish

fans

here.

Based

in

Germany.

Spanish

fans

never

used

to

travel

in

great

numbers

until

the

golden

generation.

You'd

travel

anywhere

to

have

watched

them.

Wouldn't

you?

Of

course

you

would.

Since

They

came

into

their

own.

Fantastic

following

in

South

Africa

in

That's

right.

We're

hoping

that

last

dindle

may

come

on

for...

Available

today?

Yes,

he

is

he's

on

the

bench.

In

the

Confederations

Cup

it's

a

good

ball

by

Draxler,

close

but

no

cigar;

the

pass

was

good,

just

a

little

bit

wide,

unable

to

wrap

his

foot

around

it.

That

run

looked

very

Klose-esque

he's

got

a

little

bit

more

pace

than

Klose

and

certainly

than

Thomas

Muller,

because

he's

a

little

bit

quicker,

so

he's

got

more

to

offer

in

that

respect.

If

he

can

shave

off

a

little

of

that

work

outside

the

box

and

conserve

energy,

it

will

help;

but

of

course

when

you're

still

quite

new

to

the

team

you

have

to

put

in

the

shift

to

impress.

Just

always

wait

for

the

service.

Diego

Costa

is

waiting

to

come

on

for

his

first

international

since

June

when

he

scored

against

Macedonia.

I

don't

think

he's

a

man

who

knows

the

meaning

of

the

word

friendly

in

terms

of

football.

So

competitive.

Here's

Kroos.

Into

the

box.

Lovely

run

forward.

And

off

the

top

of

the

woodwork

from

Hummels.

Beautiful

set-piece

routine.

That

was

nice

to

see.

A

right

smile.

Should

have

scored

and

he

knows

it.

Mats

Hummels.

Either

that,

or

you

head

it

back

across

for

Thomas

Muller.

Completely

free.

Gets

in

between

Sergio

Ramos

and

Jordi

Alba.

I

wanted

it

back

across

if

that's

not

going

to

go

in

the

back

of

the

net.

Good

chance.

Diego

Costa

comes

on.

Thoughts

on

Rodrigo?

He's

a

nice.

Tidy

player.

I

think

he's

quite

similar

to

Timo

Werner

in

that

he

runs

well

in

between

defenders.

I

think

he

needs

service.

I'm

sure

he

will

get

it

playing

for

the

national

side,

No

doubt

about

that.

He's

in

great

form

for

Valencia.

He

took

his

goal

superbly.

He

doesn't

often

get

too

many

touches.

As

a

striker

for

Spain.

But

when

you

do,

They

have

to

be

right

on

point.

You

have

to

be

clinical.

They've

had

that

with

top-class

strikers

the

last

years.

Rigo

looks

as

if

he

could

be

another

one.

They

played

with

a

false

nine,

Didn't

they?

Without

a

classic

centre-forward,

they

were

credited

with

being

the

first

nation

ever

to

do

that,

but

if

you

go

back

to

the

wonderful

Hungary

side,

I

think

you'll

find

they

did

it.

I

think

they

actually

need

one.

as

well

as

they

play,

with

the

ball

in

these

areas,

it's

fantastic

to

watch,

and

they

can

just

manipulate

and

completely

destroy

some

teams

mentally.

They

need

that

focal

point.

I

think

the

reason

why

they

turned

themselves

into

a

very

good

international

side,

into

world

beaters,

is

because

of

the

pace,

the

direct

running

and

finishing

ability

of

the

likes

of

Torres,

particularly

in

terms

of

pace.

He

was

able

to

stretch

teams

and

then

David

Villa's

cleverness

around

the

box.

So

those

two

strikers

really

took

Spain,

to

a

different

level

because

they

always

had

players

who

could

really

manipulate

the

ball

throughout

the

midfield,

throughout

the

and

if

you

like,

certainly

throughout

the

Never

quite

had

that

killer

instinct

up

front.

I

think

that

gave

everybody

else

a

lot

more

confidence.

Leroy

Sané

getting

ready

to

come

on

for

Germany.

Friendly

matches

of

this

nature

do

tend

to

fragment

in

the

second

half,

but

the

fans

have

really

enjoyed

it.

The

atmosphere

is

terrific.

I

think

it

can

be

a

little

bit

more

disjointed

when

you

bring

on

quite

a

few

rookies,

Players

who

are

probably

not

quite

at

that

level.

They're

looking

to

see

if

they

can

really

match

up

to

some

of

the

superstars

on

show.

I

think

the

changes

that

we've

had

so

far,

Some

of

these

players

are

pretty

accomplished

already.

Sané

is

one

of

the

best

young

players

in

European

football

right

now.

So

a

good

run,

of

performances

for

Manchester

City.

Meanwhile,

Asensio

with

a

cross,

Silva

did

well

to

readjust,

because

I

think

Costa

got

a

touch

in

the

middle,

but

he

couldn't

find

the

back

of

the

net.

Good

chance

for

Spain,

that.

Measured

cross,

He

waited,

Didn't

he,

Asensio,

had

a

little

look-up.

It's

a

superb

one,

I

think.

I

think.

Another

five

minutes

on

the

field.

Diego

Costa

is

just

a

yard

further

forward,

and

he

can

head

that

goalwards.

He

did

get

a

touch.

The

reason

I

mention

that

run

of

games,

Manchester

City

not

being

substituted,

I

think

it

shows

a

growing

maturity

at

City

in

Sane.

A

wonderfully

talented

player,

He

has

goals

this

season

for

them.

This

is

his

tenth

game

for

Germany.

He's

failed

to

find

the

back

of

the

net

yet,

and

one

starting

qualifying

for

them.

With

just

over

ten

minutes,

the

European

Championship

finals

last

time

around

from

the

bench.

I

think

his

progress,

Jonathan,

has

been

highly

impressive

over

the

last

couple

of

seasons,

because

the

last

couple

of

times

I

saw

him

play

for

Schalke,

although

he's

a

bright

young

talent,

he

could

be

a

big

player,

but

I

certainly

did

not

expect

it

so

soon.

Guardiola's

done

a

fantastic

job

to

bring

him

up

to

the...

Not

to

a

new

level

of

brilliance,

because

he

showed

that

already

when

he

was

in

German

football,

but

obviously

he's

been

doing

it

every

single

week.

Here's

Silva.

Saul,

Jordi

Alba,

trying

to

sneak

it

through

to

Asensio.

Well

read

by

Kimmich.

Most

had

work

to

do.

Referee

pulls

it

back

for

the

foul

on

the

young

full-back.

I

saw

Leroy

Sane.

What

really

impressed

me

about

him

this

season?

Man

City

played

at

Crystal

Palace.

He

had

a

stinking

first

half.

Absolutely

awful.

Nothing

went

right

for

him.

He

didn't

hide

in

the

second

half.

He

came

out.

He

wanted

the

ball

in

the

second

half.

He

really

wanted

it,

constantly,

and

he

turned

his

game

around.

He

showed

great

courage

that

day,

I

felt.

Now,

Here's

Hector.

Sane.

Back

to

him

from

Mesut

Ozil.

Here's

Gundogan.

Kroos.

Ozil.

Side-footed

ball

around

the

corner

from

Hector.

It's

a

hopeful

ball

more

than

anything,

that

from

Hector.

Difficult

for

anybody

to

read

that.

We've

got

a

habit,

of

course,

of

getting

out

of

the

opening

group

at

World

Cup

finals,

and

it'll

set

them

up

nicely;

beat

Sweden

in

the

second

game

and

they're

through.

You

don't

see

Germany

not

going

through

from

their

group

and

Spain

as

well.

Of

course.

That's

a

mouth-watering

clash

against

Portugal

in

the

opening

game;

Vasquez

is

going

to

come

on

to

replace

David

Silva,

he

had

a

season

with

Real

Madrid

and

scored

eight

goals,

though

they've

fallen

short

of

their

high

standards;

he

also

scored

against

Borussia

Dortmund

at

home

in

the

Champions

League

this

season,

came

through

the

youth

ranks,

was

sent

to

Espanyol

and

brought

back,

but

I

don't

think

Rushley

is

a

good

player

and

I

don't

think

he's

getting

enough

game

time

at

Paris

Saint-Germain

with

all

the

quality

they

have

on

show.

Who

knows,

with

Neymar's

injury

right

now.

He

may

get

a

few

more

minutes.

A

few

more

starts.

Certainly.

There's

a

story

in

the

Spanish

press

today

linking

Neymar

with

a

move

to

Manchester

City.

Certainly

he

doesn't

seem

happy

at

Paris

Saint-Germain.

But

a

big

rumour.

Of

course.

Was

it

going

to

go

back

to

Spain?

But

not

Barcelona.

To

Real

Madrid.

The

ball

around

the

corner.

Looking

for

Diego

Costa.

Boateng

has

been

looking

secure.

I

would

imagine

Costa's

got

a

point

to

prove.

He

didn't

play

football

until

January.

It

was

a

protracted

and

somewhat

acrimonious

departure

from

Chelsea

back

to

Atletico

Madrid.

He'll

certainly

be

fresh

and

eager

to

prove

a

point.

I

don't

think

there's

any

certainty

that

he

will

be

the

starting

forward.

And

Locketegui

has

shown

loyalty

to

players

who've

been

available

to

him

in

the

last

year

or

so;

he'll

never

lose

it.

Sam,

he

wasn't

a

terrific

player.

In

his

day.

Minor

success

at

Stuttgart.

Freiburg

and

Frankfurt.

It

was

as

coach

of

Stuttgart

where

he

made

his

name.

They

won

the

Cup

in

They

finished

runners-up

to

Chelsea.

Remember.

The

Cup

Winners'

Final.

Joachim

Löw.

Here's

Sarnik.

Kroos,

Ozil,

Hector

went

outside

him.

that

was

the

option,

he

didn't

choose

it,

now

Hummels,

Hummels

read

it

well.

You

can't

be

unhappy

being

the

coach

of

either

of

these

two

nations,

Can

you?

go

into

the

World

Cup

with

so

many

good

players

to

choose

from.

So

looking

for

Hector,

here's

Hummels

he's

going

to

squeeze

the

pressure

on

again;

Kimmich,

not

a

good

ball

in.

Spain's

group:

Portugal

in

Sochi,

Iran

in

Kazan

and

Morocco

in

Kaliningrad

they

will

be

expected

to

come

through

that

group.

Certainly

Sane

I

thought

he

stopped

then

and

stood

on

the

ball

because

he

thought

he

was

offside;

I

thought

I

heard

a

whistle.

Yeah,

I

did.

It's

close,

there

it

is

again,

another

one;

well,

now

they're

blowing

it

so

often

the

players

will

be

away

though

yeah,

it's

a

fake

one.

It's

not

the

referees.

Ozil,

Sane,

Dealt

with

well

by

Carvajal.

He

just

looked

a

little

bit

rusty

at

this

level

in

the

opening

exchanges.

Only

his

second

international

of

the

campaign.

The

Real

defender

missed

Euro

through

injury.

That's

a

lovely

ball

forward.

He's

offside.

What

a

great

ball.

And

he

was,

I

think...

Good

decision.

We'll

see

it

again,

of

course,

in

the

replay.

Hummels

has

a

great

delivery,

isn't

he?

It's

an

easy

one

to

make.

Both

left

and

right

foot.

He's

so

assured

when

he's

moving

forward.

Not

easy

to

play

a

straight

ball

like

that.

Not

with

precision

anyway.

Moving

out

of

go.

What

players

they

have

been

in

their

day.

Still

performing

at

the

highest

level.

Germany

don't

make

a

rush

of

substitutions.

You

might

expect

to

see...

Mario

Gomez

starting

up

front

against

Brazil.

Here's

Diego

Costa!

Good

block

there

by

Boateng,

saved

his

team.

Germany

got

a

bit

messy

at

the

back.

They

didn't

look

sharp,

Diego

Costa.

A

little

bit

casual.

He

wanted

so

much

time.

Saul

will

go

from

range.

Always

rising.

He

does

strike

a

good

ball

for

Saul.

He's

a

little

bit

casual.

Carvalho

closes

it

down.

And

Costa

is

waiting

away.

The

ball

is

spinning

as

well.

And

if

he

actually

just...

If

he

actually

just

put

his

foot

on

the

ball

it

stops

its

spinning

and

makes

that

shot

a

little

bit

easier

because

it

was

always

curling

into

Jerome

Boateng.

Quietly,

he

is

heading

off

to

his

fifth

major

finals

in

the

summer,

an

underrated

role

in

Germany's

performances

in

recent

years.

Change

coming

up

for

Germany

from

young

talent

Leon

Goretzka;

he's

years

of

age.

But

Stindl,

of

course—what

about

that?

What

on

earth

was

that?

And

this

kick

of

enormous

proportions

from

Toni

Kroos.

You

don't

see

many

of

them,

do

you?

and

a

half

minutes

to

go.

First

half

was

sumptuous.

Second

half

has

been

punctuated

by

substitutions.

He

curls

the

corner.

And

Boateng

was

there

again.

Sensio.

I

don't

think

there's

actually

much

that

you

can

learn

from

these

matches

for

either

coach.

Just

confirmation

of

what

you

already

know.

About

your

players

to

begin

with,

and

then

the

opposition.

Yeah.

The

Germans

are

good.

The

Spanish

are

good.

They're

going

to

be

hard.

tough

to

beat.

Werner,

brilliantly

done,

played

a

percentage

ball,

but

he

knew

Noam

was

there

really,

because

he

looked

up,

he

knew

Sane

was

a

little

bit

delayed

in

his

arrival,

Hector,

Ozil

back

to

it.

You've

got

to

gamble

with

Timo

Werner

on

the

ball,

Koke

just

comes

in,

he's

making

no

attempt

really

when

he's

trying

to

take

the

ball,

just

trying

to

nudge

him

out

of

play

in

front.

It's

quick

enough

and

determined

enough

to

get

past

lots

of

defenders

that

way.

That

turn

of

pace,

As

soon

as

he

actually

accelerated

away,

then

people

have

got

to

be

really

tearing

into

the

box.

Not

for

the

first

time.

Plays

in

a

green

shirt.

A

little

bit

slow

to

respond.

Goretzka's

going

to

come

on

from

Schalke

He

was

Germany's

captain

at

the

European

championships

at

that

level.

Scored

in

the

semi-final

and

the

final

against

the

Netherlands;

they

lost,

but

he

showed

his

potential

there.

He

was

very

good

in

the

Confederations

Cup

last

summer,

scored

goals;

he's

got

six

for

Germany

already

in

appearances.

He's

an

attacking

midfield

player;

I

would

expect

him

to

be

in

the

box

if

Werner

goes

past

somebody

on

the

far

touchline,

looking

for

a

tap-in

in

his

debut

against

Poland

and

again

just

before

the

World

Cup

finals

in

They've

had

a

lot

of

young

rising

starlets,

with

a

couple

of

places

up

for

grabs

in

that

squad.

Sometimes

it's

hard

to

say

they're

good

when

they're

not.

Ten

minutes

to

go.

Here's

Ozil.

That's

gone

through

for

a

goal

kick.

I

talked

about

shocking

games

in

the

past.

Off

goes

Thiago.

Quite

a

second

half

for

him.

They

didn't

quite

have

the

control

that

they

had

in

the

first

half.

Spain.

Germany.

A

little

bit

more

forceful.

It's

been

tough

for

Spain

to

actually

get

the

passing

rhythm

going.

As

I

said,

It's

a

bit

much,

or

hardly

any

cause

for

concern,

If

you

like.

Julen

Lopetegui

knows

exactly

what

these

players

are

capable

of.

I

think

everybody

tonight

is

about

It's

a

glamour

friendly.

Isn't

it?

Just

reminding

everybody

of

what's

required.

I've

just

seen

one

young

man

at

the

start

of

his

international

career

come

on.

Rodrigo

Hernandez.

They

know

him

as

Rodri

in

Spanish

football.

He's

been

a

Real

Madrid

player.

And

he's

played

once

in

the

European

finals.

He's

coming

on.

And

a

player

about

to

come

on

at

the

other

end

of

his

international

career.

But

still

going.

Super

Mario.

Mario

Gomez.

The

German

Super

Mario.

That

is.

Sane.

Lovely

touch.

And

going

up

through

the

gears

and

pulled

back.

Tony

Kroos

looked

rather

flabbergasted.

Don't

think

he

needs

to

be

told

what

to

do.

Mario

Gomez.

He's

been

doing

it

for

enough

years.

If

that

ball

comes

into

the

box,

You

make

sure

you

pull

away

towards

the

far

post.

Get

yourself

behind.

Sergio,

At

that

point,

He's

already

turned

off.

Should

I

show

you

my

goal

record?

at

club

career,

for

Germany

enough

said.

He's

had

seven

minutes

to

go,

and

so

to

Hummels.

Bertang

he's

kept

the

center-back

partnership

on,

and

on

that

cross

I'm

sure

that

PK

would

have

probably

seen

that

most

of

the

game

if

he

hadn't

picked

up

a

little

knock;

Hector

with

the

cross

deflected

away

by

Danny

Cabajal,

it's

one

area

you

probably

won't

tinker

with

as

much

as

any

of

the

others

that

central

defensive

pairing

and

indeed

the

goalkeeper

can

managers

learn

though

from

games

like

this

even

at

this

level,

the

players

they

do

know

so

well;

Werner's

going

to

go

off

to

be

replaced

by

Mario

Gomez,

who's

ten

years

his

senior,

can

they

learn

or

find

out

new

combinations

like

a

new

right-back

right-side

midfield

combination,

I

think

you

probably

know

there's

a

good

chance

that

it

could

work.

You

just

want

to

see

at

what

level

he

can

operate,

and

that's

the

reason

why

you

gamble.

You'll

know

from

club

play

whether.

The

guy

from

Valerial

can

play

with

the

field

man

from

Barcelona.

The

style

is

pretty

much

the

same.

Just

not

being

used

to

playing

at

the

rarefied

level.

And

that's

what

you're

looking

to

find

out.

A

player

who's

playing

at

one

of

the

mid-table

La

Liga

sides.

Can

he

mix

it

with

Bayern

Munich,

a

colleague

playing

against

Germany

or

Brazil

for

example,

so

that's

what

you're

looking

for

just

his

mental

capacity

to

deal

with

what's

on

offer

and

the

best

players

from

other

nations,

like

Mario

Gomez,

have

won

titles;

he

did

at

Stuttgart

and

at

Besiktas

in

Turkey

as

well

and

played

at

the

highest

level

in

five

major

tournaments

for

Germany,

and

here

he

goes,

not

known

for

his

athleticism

or

turn

of

pace.

Never

really

has

been.

He's

now;

his

dad's

from

Spain.

By

the

way,

interesting

connection

there.

Mario

has

a

street

named

after

him

in

Granada.

This

is

Asensio.

Hummels

hit

him

up,

gobbled

him

up,

doesn't

get

a

great

press.

Max

Hummels.

He's

been

a

winner

for

Germany

all

the

way

back

to

when

he

helped

the

beat

England

in

the

final.

Euro

Championships.

He

donates.

One

percent

of

his

earnings

to

the

Common

Goal

charity

project;

decent

man.

This

comes

in

from

Carvajal

is

Nacho;

it's

stumbly-bumbly

there.

Carvajal

again

wanted

to

get

minutes

at

this

level

out

of

him.

Second

international

this

season,

four

minutes

to

go.

Ramos,

what

a

night

for

him.

Casillas

has

played

more

times

for

Spain,

and

you'd

expect

Ramos

to

go

and

break

that

record;

you'd

imagine

he's

got

another

two

or

three

seasons

in

him.

Changes

for

Real

Madrid:

Rodri,

one

of

three

uncapped

players

in

the

squad

before

tonight,

was

at

Atletico

but

they

released

him

because

they

said

he

lacked

strength.

A

good

opportunity

here

for

Lucas

Vázquez

not

seen

him

on

the

ball

since

he

came

on.

Sané

has

been

little

involved.

Gómez:

Spain

suffered

in

because

I

don't

think

they

had

enough

fresh

faces

in

the

squad;

it

was

always

going

to

be

very

difficult

to

break

up

the

winning

side,

but

in

the

space

of

a

game

and

a

half

they

looked

stale.

One

or

two

players

looked

old

and

unable

to

respond

when

required,

but

they

won't

make

that

mistake

again

because

tournament

games

come

so

thick

and

fast

Spain's

opening

two

games

within

a

period

of

five

days;

Saúl

can

work

for

four

years

in

the

space

of

five

days.

Two

bad

results.

You're

out

so

out

to

England.

Last

time

in

Brazil.

You

don't

want

to

lose

any

matches.

Both

sides

have

been

in

great

form.

Conceding

very

few

goals.

Two

big

favourites

for

the

tournament.

Along

with

Brazil.

France.

Just

behind.

It's

no

drama

if

you

lose

tonight.

Just

about

getting

everybody

together

again.

To

remind

them

of

what's

going

to

be

required.

They're

probably

about

to

On

both

sides.

I

was

almost

certain.

And

the

coaches

are

not

searching

for

too

much

more

now.

We're

approaching

the

end

of

March.

And

are

well

aware

of

what's

required.

There

won't

be

any.

I'd

be

surprised

if

there

are

any

uncapped

players

making

the

squad.

That's

up

to

Sane.

Arsenal

to

Manchester

City.

Well

read.

We'll

see

Gomez

coming

from

a

long

way

away.

Dani

Carvajal.

That's

a

poor

ball.

It

very

nearly

broke

to

Gomez.

Ramos

came

back

and

scooted

it

out.

He

needed

to.

seconds

to

go.

Goretzka

was

at

full

stretch.

He

wasn't

able

to

divert

it

well

enough

to

Gomez.

He

got

a

bit

off

balance.

He's

actually

coming

towards

the

ball.

Not

able

to

take

advantage.

These

players

could

be

locking

horns.

Going

at

one

another

in

the

next

couple

of

weeks.

There

will

actually

be

one

in

the

Champions

League

quarter-finals

or

the

semis.

Two

minutes

of

stoppage

time.

Here's

Joshua

Kimmich.

To

Leon

Goretzka.

And

Saul's

appeal.

That's

won

the

day.

Looks

as

if

neither

of

these

teams...

They

will

be

winners

tonight.

Germany's

unbeaten

run

will

be

and

Spain's

will

be

games

without

defeat

under

the

new

manager.

Well,

We

know

what

the

club

managers

will

be

concerned

about.

All

their

players

return

after

Tuesday's

round

of

games.

That

should

leave

them

unscathed.

Unscathed.

There'll

be

one

or

two

pull-outs.

Who

knows

what's

wrong

with

Pique

and

one

or

two

others.

Whether

they

will

feature

at

all.

I

think

they

have

every

chance

of

starting

for

Spain

against

Argentina

in

Madrid.

It'll

be

foolish

not

to.

Actually.

Players

who

could

be

important

for

you

in

the

summer,

Not

to

give

them

a

start.

Remember,

Squad

football

at

these

tournaments

is

about

keeping

everybody

happy

and

keeping

them

sharp

as

well.

You

want

players

who

are

energised

and

totally

supportive

of

those

starting

in

the

team.

That

means

when

you're

given

the

opportunity

to

get

some

game

time,

Mentally,

you

keep

them

alert,

helpful,

and

sharp

enough

to

be

effective

when

they're

called

upon.

And

that's

it.

Brilliant

first

half.

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Which player is suggested to be filling Sergio Busquets' holding midfield role?

Who was reported to have picked up a foot injury earlier in the season but is back in the squad today?

How many players in the squad are from Real Madrid?

What number international goal was that for him?

Who couldn't quite climb high enough to reach the cross?

Whose long-range effort just went over the bar?

What was Spain's qualifying record for the World Cup finals?

Nine wins and a draw from ten games (9 wins, 1 draw).

Who provided the pass that set up the goal?

Which club does Marc-Andre ter Stegen play for?

Which club does Isco play for?
Real Madrid

Who took the ball after Hector misjudged the cross?

Which national team are the players shown representing?

Who was ruled offside on that play?
Rodrigo Moreno

Which player is noted as having 250 Bundesliga appearances?

Who took the shot 26 minutes into the match?

Which club does the player shown play most for?

Who lifted the ball over the goal at the end of the sequence?

How many minutes have been played?
21 minutes

Which Spanish player did the ball come off?

Who scored the equaliser to make it 1-1?

What is the score after Thomas Muller makes it?

What was the score at the end of the window?

Who fouled Isco and then hoofed the ball off the field?

How many times this season had he played the full 90 minutes?

Which defender is shown making the strong, experienced block?

Are there any German substitutions visible right now?

No — there are no German substitutions visible.

Which player is involved with the cross at the end of the clip?

Which two managers are credited with starting Germany's shift toward more possession-based football?

Which German player had a chance but took one touch too many at the end of the sequence?

Which club does Nacho play for?
Real Madrid

How many goals did Iniesta score in the under-21 finals in the summer?

Which team is beginning to find the rhythm again?

How did the goalkeeper block the ball at the end of the passage?

Which Real Madrid player is set to come on as a substitute for Spain?

Which club does Marco Asensio play for?
Mallorca

Which Spain midfielder is mentioned as playing in his third and final World Cup?

Are Spanish fans visible in the stadium crowd?

Yes — Spanish supporters (flags and fans) are visible in the stands.

Who headed the ball off the top of the woodwork?

Which two strikers did the commentator say took Spain to a different level?

How many goals has Leroy Sané scored this season for Manchester City?

What minute is shown on the match clock?

Who were they looking for with the ball played around the corner?

Which major tournament are the coaches said to be going into with many good players to choose from?

How many internationals had he played in this campaign?

Who took the long-range rising shot?
Saul

Which player is on the ball in the final frame?

Which club does Goretzka play for?
Schalke 04

Which two national teams are playing?
Spain and Germany

Who deflected Hector's cross away?
Danny Cabajal

Who is coming on to replace Werner?
Mario Gómez

Which team is wearing white kits in the image?

Which country's 2014 World Cup struggles are the commentators referencing?

What was the score with 30 seconds to go?

Which country is said to be on a 22-game unbeaten run?

Which half of the match just finished?
The first half.