Germany gets a painful blow before the Euro final
Agencies – Sudan Events
German defender Antonio Rudiger left the field apparently suffering from pain after his country’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland in the last round of the first group stage of the European Championship “Euro 2024″. The injury may cause Rudiger to miss the rest of the Germany team’s campaign in the tournament, after the team advanced to the round of 16 of the continental competition, after topping the group standings with 7 points. Rudiger celebrated the equalizing goal for the German team, which was scored by his teammate Niklas Volkrug in stoppage time of the second half, but he fell to the ground after the final whistle and Julian Nagelsmann said, The German national team coach told Magenta TV after the match: “Antonio is suffering from problems in his thigh. I hope it is not serious.” No further details of the Real Madrid defender’s injury have been revealed at the present time. Rudiger’s possible absence from the German national team’s match in the round of 16 of the tournament, next Saturday, will be a painful blow for the national team, especially after the absence of fellow defender Jonathan Tah was confirmed due to suspension, after receiving a yellow card against Switzerland.
“We brought in Nico (Schlotterbeck) early, and Walde (Waldemar Anton) is also ready. We have enough competent players to lead the defense line. Nagelsmann did not make any changes to the basic list with which the German national team played its three matches. The group stage, but he will have to make at least one change in the round of 16 match taking place in Dortmund, where he faces the runner-up of Group C, which includes England, Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia.” Nagelsmann stressed.
