Germany 1-2 Australia: No Magical Solution in Defense

Well. We lost! And by "we" I mean an entirely experimental side, filled with young kids and some veterans that didn't really bring their A game. Bright spots: Schürrle, Götze, Träsch (umlauts incoming!). Disappointingly not so bright spots: Hummels, Schmelzer, Bender. Feel free to discuss among yourselves in the comments - I actually didn't see the whole game and don't have time for a detailed writeup.

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