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[02-07-2021 | Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 22:30 MSK]
[Germany 1-1 Spain]
[88']
The ball cannoned off the underside of the crossbar with a hollow, sickening clang and dropped straight down into the six-yard box, into the chaos of bodies that had surged forward the instant the ball was struck. What followed was pure pandemonium. Laporte swung at the loose ball first, but sliced it; it bounced off Rüdiger's shin.
