On Friday, the quarterfinal battles began at the World Cup. The first to face off were the footballers from France and Germany.
In a fierce match, J.Low's team celebrated a 1-0 victory.
At the beginning of the meeting, both teams did not cautiously spy on each other and exchanged dangerous attacks.
The Germans controlled the ball longer, but in the 6th minute K.Benzema received a response - the forward's strong shot swerved past the post.
In the 13th minute, J.Lowe's pupils made perfect use of the penalty kick - T.Kroos passed to defender M.Hummels and without serious resistance from R.Varane, he headed in the first goal of the match.
After a few minutes, M.Klose could not stay on his feet after contact with M.Debuchy, but the referee did not dare to award a penalty kick.
In the 33rd minute, T.Muller fell in the penalty area, but the referee again did not react.
Afterwards, the French started to threaten M.Neuer's goal, but the confident German demonstrated excellent reflexes and repelled a dangerous shot from M.Valbuena.
The "Blues" continued to try to equalize the score but wasted several corners. At the end of the half, K.Benzema also spoke up, but both M.Hummels and M.Neuer played without mistakes.
After the break, the French returned to the field determined, but they failed to break through the disciplined opponent's defense.
In the 59th minute, R.Varane tried to correct his mistake and equalize the score, but M.Neuer caught the ball.
With nothing to lose, D.Deschamps strengthened the team's attack, while the Germans tried to increase their advantage with threatening counterattacks.
In the 72nd minute, A.Schurrle missed his chance, and shortly after, T.Muller's pass got "stuck" in the penalty area.
One of the best players of the match, M.Hummels, actively defended and in the 75th minute eliminated threats to his own goal.
A.Schurrle continued to play weakly in the counterattack zone.
Meanwhile, the French struggled to create a decisive attack, and only in the 94th minute did K.Benzema shoot from close range, but M.Neuer played without mistakes again and deflected the ball with his hand.
Result:
Germany 1 - 0 France
13' [1 - 0] M.Hummels
Starting lineups:
France: Lloris (c), Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Sakho, Cabaye, Valbuena, Benzema, Griezmann, Matuidi, Pogba.
Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Hummels, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Klose, Muller, Lahm (c), Kroos, Boateng.
