Germany beat USA before World Cup but injuries cast shadow
Key takeaways
- Germany’s final match before their World Cup start ended with a 2-1 win.
- The win, secured by goals from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane, means they have won four successive friendlies, having also won their last six World Cup qualifiers.
- Just as he had for his club, Arsenal, in the Champions League final, Havertz gave Germany an early lead, this time after just two minutes.
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Germany’s final match before their World Cup start ended with a 2-1 win. But a tournament-ending injury to rising star Lennart Karl and doubts about veteran Manuel Neuer mean coach Julian Nagelsmann has work to do.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex F7Kai Havertz opened the scoring early for Germany, just as he did in the Champions League final Image: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency/IMAGOAdvertisement Germany made it nine wins out of nine with a 2-1 win over the USA in their last match before the World Cup.
The win, secured by goals from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane, means they have won four successive friendlies, having also won their last six World Cup qualifiers. But Julian Nagelsmann knows tougher tests than this are not far away.