Main striker of the German national team Mario Gomez has ended his 2016 European Championship. Joachim Low confirmed that the footballer suffered an ankle ligament injury. In the 72nd minute, the experienced sniper could no longer continue the match against Italy due to leg pain and was replaced by young Julian Draxler. J. Low may be forced to finish the tournament without another player - midfielder Sami Khedira. Turin's "Juventus" central midfielder S. Khedira also left the field in the 15th minute due to a rib injury. It is currently unclear whether this German will end the championship, but the midfielder will definitely miss the semi-final stage. "It is very painful when important players are missing at crucial moments of the tournament," said J. Low. "I am especially sad for Mario, who looked really great in this championship. He didn't score many goals, but he was useful." "We have to accept this situation. There are many high-class players in this team, I trust all of them and hope we can make it to the final," added the coach. Germany will play the European Championship semi-final match on June 7th. They will face either France or Iceland.
