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Unwisely continued after receiving treatment and was replaced after half-an-hour looking dazed. Kramer suffered a nasty blow to his head after being crudely clattered by Ezequiel Garay. Rio Ferdinand's view: "Boateng was immense today." Christoph Kramer (Midfielder) - 5Ĭalled in at the last minute to replace the unfortunate Sami Khedira, who was hurt in the warm-up. The Bayern centre-back was dominant and was Germany's star performer. Made a number of important tackles and clearances after initially being troubled by the pace of the Argentine counter-attacks. Occasionally sloppy when put under pressure but generally he patrolled the left side of defence with authority. Howedes was unlucky to see his close-range header crash against a post in first-half injury time. Rio Ferdinand's view: "Hummels lacked mobility - outside the box he was left a few times." Benedikt Howedes (Defender) - 7Ĭould have been sent off for an ugly, high tackle on Pablo Zabaleta. Looked more assured in the second half and made a number of crucial interceptions to deny Argentina a shot on target in normal time, but ran out of steam towards the end. Mats Hummels (Defender) - 6įound himself under pressure early on and struggled (and who wouldn't?) against the pace of Messi. In fact, he managed more accurate forward passes (69) than any other player on the pitch.
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The Bayern man demonstrated a superb range of passes. They did not take their chances in those big moments." Philipp Lahm (Defender) - 7Īlways looked to get forward but never forgot his responsibilities further back.
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We know he is a fantastic goalkeeper, but that was their downfall. Strong display despite Argentina failing to muster a shot on target.ĭanny Mills's view: "Argentina never tested Neuer. Neuer was always in command of his area and showed Higuain no mercy with a punched clearance which took out the ball and his opponent. The sweeper-keeper was relieved to see Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Messi drag shots wide of the target with only the Bayern Munich stopper to beat. Germany ratings (marks out of 10) Germany's starting XI v Argentina Manuel Neuer (Goalkeeper) - 7 BBC Sport online's football editor Howard Nurse assessed how the Germany players performed, while journalist Chris Bevan judged the Argentina displays.