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- Germany secured a narrow 2-1 win against the United States in their final friendly before the World Cup finals.
- Kai Havertz delivered a decisive display, scoring the opener and creating the winner for Leroy Sané.
- Julian Nagelsmann’s side struggled for rhythm and failed to reach their top form during the match in Chicago.
- Several substitutes received low marks, with David Raum managing only four out of ten.
Germany did not play at their highest level. However, they still defeated the United States 2-1 in Chicago. This friendly match served as their final preparation game before the World Cup. The game took place on Saturday evening.
Here are the player ratings for Julian Nagelsmann’s team. We used a scale from one to ten. Ten means the player was perfect.
The substitute players did not perform well. Deniz Undav scored five points. Waldemar Anton also got five. David Raum received only four. Jamie Leweling, Angelo Stiller, Nadiem Amiri, Leon Goretzka and Maximilian Beier did not play enough minutes to get a proper rating.
Kai Havertz started the game for Germany. He had arrived late to the training camp. This was because he played in the Champions League final with Arsenal. The twenty-six-year-old played for just over one hour. He made a big difference in the match. Havertz scored the first goal with a header. Later, he set up Leroy Sané for the winning goal.