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Sané fit for game against Spain
Leroy Sané is in the squad for the German national team for the second group game against Spain (8 p.m. CET/ZDF and MagentaTV).
According to SID information, the Bayern Munich professional can at least be used as a substitute.
The 26-year-old missed Germany's 2-1 defeat against Japan due to knee problems.
On Saturday evening he took part in the final training session.
Ballack is hoping for Kimmich and Goretzka in midfield
8.54 a.m .:
Before the second German World Cup group game against Spain (8 p.m. CET / ZDF and MagentaTV) Michael Ballack spoke out against moving midfield boss Joshua Kimmich back to the position of right-back.
“You need a Kimmich in midfield,” said the 2002 vice world champion on MagentaTV.
After the false start against Japan (1: 2), the DFB selection is threatened with the second World Cup preliminary round in a row.
Ballack would therefore put Leon Goretzka at Kimmich's side instead of Ilkay Gündoğan.
"I see Goretzka in the team anyway because I think he has this physique," said the former DFB captain.
With Kimmich and Gündoğan, he continues to find it difficult "to see them together in midfield".
However, Kimmich and Gündoğan harmonized well against Japan.
After Gündoğan was substituted in the 67th minute, the match tipped over.
For the Manchester City captain came: Goretzka.
Wolfsburg's ex-captain Fischer: "It's not too late for a 'One Love' bandage at the DFB"
8.28 a.m .:
The Swedish soccer player Nilla Fischer, who in 2017 as the ex-captain of VfL Wolfsburg was the first player in Germany to wear the armband in rainbow colors, said the ›Bild am Sonntag‹ that it was not too late for the German national team, the “ One Love« bandage another chance.
"If Manuel Neuer were to step onto the pitch with a armband against Spain, that would still be a strong sign."
The world football association Fifa was before she crossed borders.
After the ban on the "One Love" armband at the World Cup in Qatar, she wondered how Fifa imagined it, said the 38-year-old.
There is no rule authorizing the referee to caution a player for a colored captain's armband.
Fischer, who has been under contract with the Swedish Linköpings FC since 2019, married her girlfriend in 2013, and in 2014 she was named "Lesbian Woman of the Year" in Sweden.
England's Mount meets three-year-old niece for the first time
7.21 a.m .: In terms of
sport, Mason Mount experienced a mixed World Cup evening in the 0-0 win against the USA – personally it was all the better for the 23-year-old from Chelsea late Friday evening in Qatar.
Mount first met his niece, now three years old, the daughter of Mount's older sister Stacey, around the game in Al-Rajjan.
This shared a photo of the soccer star and the child on social networks.
'After three and a half years I finally got to see my little brother and Poppy met her Uncle Mason for the first time.
What a day," wrote Mount's sister, who lives in Australia, where strict entry rules have been in place for the past few years due to the corona pandemic.
"I can't express how proud I am to be a big sister," added Sister Stacey.
Mount is a regular for the Three Lions.
Messi level with Maradona
7.05 a.m .:
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored his eighth World Cup goal in the 2-0 win against Mexico on Saturday and drew level with national icon Diego Maradona.
The 35-year-old had already caught up with Maradona after World Cup appearances (21).
However, Gabriel Batistuta was more successful than the two most famous footballers in the country with ten goals.
In the list of World Cup record scorers, the 2014 world champion Miroslav Klose still leads with 16 goals ahead of the Brazilian Ronaldo (15).
Gerd Müller (14), Just Fontaine (13) and Pelé follow with twelve goals.
The currently most successful World Cup player who is still active is Thomas Müller with 10 goals.
Like God in France
7.00 a.m .:
France has qualified as the first team for the knockout stages.
The win against Denmark showed that Les Bleus have geared their entire system towards key player Kylian Mbappé - to the point where even the strikers help defend while Mbappé waits for his moment up front.
Danial Montazeri reports from Doha on how national coach Didier Deschamps had to combine the French virtues of the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 European Championship for the current system.
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