07/25/2021 4:50 PM
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Updated 07/25/2021 4:54 PM
The captain of the German Olympic soccer team, the 33-year-old veteran Max Kruse, surprised Germany after the 3-2 victory over Saudi Arabia by proposing to his girlfriend.
A few minutes after the game, the player would go viral by showing a T-shirt with a long sentence that ended with the formal proposal: "
If you can read this, I am asking you if you want to be my wife
."
Everything after the second day of football at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Germans had lost ugly in their debut against Dani Alves' Brazil, but with the joy of the first victory, the feelings changed.
Then
Kruse, who was interviewed by the German channel ARD at the Yokohama stadium
It was dispatched with a declaration of love for his girlfriend Dilara and a marriage proposal included.
In the middle of the interview, the German captain who belongs to Union Berlin took the microphone, showed a T-shirt with a message and then knelt.
"
After all, we've been together for a few months, almost a year ... If you can read this, I'm asking you if you want to be my wife
," Kruse said with a big smile.
Max Kruse, genius and figure even to ask for marriage ...
This is how he surprised his partner in the post-match interview in Germany at the Tokyo Olympics 💍 ♥ ️pic.twitter.com / wnK9ot4OF2
- Union Berlin ES (@fcunion_es) July 25, 2021
The footballer said that his idea was to carry out the action after scoring a goal
but, as Germany is about to play the last game in the zone and has not yet scored, "and I don't know if I'm going to score," he
had to change his plans and put forward his distance marriage proposal
.
Germany, which presented a team with many second division soccer players, had been beaten 4-2 on the first match by Brazil with a hat-trick by Richarlison.
With Sunday's presentation, the German players celebrated their first victory at the Tokyo Olympics, beating Saudi Arabia 3-2, thus maintaining their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
For that, they will have to beat the complicated Ivory Coast that wants to take first place from Brazil.
Kruse greets his teammate Ragnar Arche after the German victory.
Minutes before your proposal Photo: REUTERS / Phil Noble
The South Americans lead the group with four units, followed by Ivory Coast with the same number of points but with a smaller goal difference.
Now, Germany reached three units and Saudi Arabia closes the group without adding.
The Teutons must beat the West African country to claim a place in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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