Leon Goretzka (6/10):
Came on at the start of the second half for Nmecha and did a much better job making his presence felt, especially at set-pieces.
Jamal Musiala (5/10):
Subbed on for Undav and that resulted in Havertz going back up front, with Musiala in the 10 role. The Bayern Munich injected some energy into the Germany attack but his final ball was poor and his mounting frustration led to a yellow card for a wild tackle on Galarza that wasn’t far off a red. Recovered his composure to convert his penalty, though.
Waldemar Anton (6/10):
Brought on in the 79th minute and was harshly penalised for a block on Orlando Gill before Tah’s ‘goal’ before wasting an incredible chance of his own just before the shootout.
Nick Woltemade (5/10):
Replaced Sane with just over two minutes of normal time remaining and had little impact on the proceedings until missing his penalty in the shootout.
Nadiem Amiri (N/A):
On in place of Wirtz for the final 15 minutes.
Malick Thiaw (N/A):
Slotted into the defence in place of Rudiger with 10 minutes to go.
Julian Nagelsmann (3/10):
Not much went right for the manager. Starting Undav didn’t pay off and while bringing on Goretzka was a good move, Musiala looked too wound up, as if determined to prove Nagelsmann wrong for starting him on the bench. Obviously Paraguay’s negativity would have made life difficult for any team to break them down but, at the end of the day, a talented Germany team have been eliminated by a side the US thrashed in their tournament-opener. So, while Nagelsmann still has two years left on his contract, he looks like a dead man walk after this devastating defeat.
