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Reaction
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Sweden midfielder Jimmy Durmaz subjected to racist abuse after Germany loss
Sweden midfielder Jimmy Durmaz responds after being subjected to online racist abuse in the aftermath of his nation's World Cup defeat by reigning champions Germany.Jun 24, 13:56
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F25%2Fmarco-reus-germany.jpg "Germany's Marco Reus in action in the World Cup game against Sweden on June 23, 2018")
Marco Reus: 'Germany elated with late win'
Germany attacker Marco Reus says that his team felt "pure elation" as they came from behind to record a 2-1 win over Sweden on Saturday night.Jun 23, 21:36
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F22%2Fjoachim-low.jpg "Joachim Low at a Germany press conference on May 24, 2018")
Joachim Low hails match-winner Toni Kroos
Germany boss Joachim Low hails Toni Kroos for coming up with a late winner in Saturday night's 2-1 victory over Sweden at the 2018 World Cup.Jun 23, 21:12
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Joachim Low: "We never lost hope"
Germany boss Joachim Low hails his team for coming from behind to record a 2-1 win over Sweden in Saturday night's Group F clash at the 2018 World Cup.Jun 23, 20:59
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F23%2Fjanne-andersson.jpg "Sweden manager Janne Andersson on November 13, 2017")
Sweden boss Janne Andersson unhappy with German reaction
Sweden boss Janne Andersson says that he was unhappy with Germany's reaction to Toni Kroos's winning goal on Saturday night.Jun 23, 20:48
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F23%2Fmesut-ozil.jpg "Mesut Ozil in action for Germany against Austria on June 2, 2018")
Mesut Ozil: "We are one team"
Mesut Ozil takes to Twitter in the immediate aftermath of Germany's 2-1 win over Sweden at the 2018 World Cup.Jun 23, 20:36
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F24%2Ftoni-kroos_1.jpg "Toni Kroos at a Germany press conference on June 14, 2018")
Terry Butcher pays tribute to Toni Kroos
Former England captain Terry Butcher lavishes praise on Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, who came to his country's rescue on Saturday night.Jun 23, 20:24
The Match
Match Report
Toni Kroos scores in the fifth minute of added time as Germany snatch a vital 2-1 win against Sweden at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.
Live Commentary
Relive Sports Mole's live text coverage of Germany's 2-1 win against Sweden, as the world champions snatched victory in the fifth minute of added tine.
Team News
Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira are omitted from Germany's starting XI for their crucial World Cup Group F clash with Sweden at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.
Preview
Sports Mole provides predicted XIs, team news and a full match preview for the World Cup fixture between Germany and Sweden in Group F.
Build-up
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Germany midfielder Sami Khedira pranked with fake return flight tickets
Germany midfielder Sami Khedira responds to a Swedish journalist's offer of fake return flight tickets from Russia by suggesting that the World Cup holders can reach the final.Jun 21, 18:51
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F23%2Fthomas-muller.jpg "Germany's Thomas Muller during training ahead of the 2018 World Cup")
Germany's Thomas Muller urges fans to stand by team
Germany forward Thomas Muller calls on the national team's supporters to rally behind them ahead of their vital World Cup clash with Sweden.Jun 20, 15:36
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