Many fouls and excessive aggressiveness: This was Toni Kroos' gray farewell to football

The afternoon of the Friday 5 July will be one for the forget of the selection of Germany. 'Die Mannschaft' Suffered one of the hardest eliminations of his history in hands of Spain, that achieved to defeat to the directed by Julian Nagelsmann with a goal 'in extremis' of Mikel Merino in the extention to seal the pass to the semifinals of the Eurocopa 2024, tournament of the that the germanos are host.

Besides, the elimination of the Teutonics of the continental appointment meant the painful end of the career of Toni Kroos, that played one of the parties more 'poor' of his path in the terrains of game. The historical midfield player of the Real Madrid finish the party with five faults in his have and with a yellow card in his back, showing much more aggressive that of habit.

The footballer already warned in the first minutes with a 'pisotón' to Lamine Yamal, whereby did not receive punishment any. However, his unluckier action would arrive to the minute 4, when in his attempt to cut a Spanish counterattack, propició a hard entrance to Pedri that finished with the Canarian abandoning the terrain of game to the 7' been due to a sprain of knee, that will keep him to the margin by the rest of the Euro.

A sad farewell of the football

Kroos Could not do at all to avoid the elimination of his selection. The Teutonics stuck to the epic forcing the extention, and when it seemed that all would define from the eleven steps, the head butt of Merino finish with the dreams of the germanos and of Toni, that looked to the terracing with incredulity while the Spanish players celebrated the classification to the semis.

A grey farewell for a footballer that made history in the sport. The German hangs the boots to his 34 years and with 34 titles in his vitrinas. With the Bayern Munich won ten trophies, between which stand out the triplete in 2013. With Germany topped champion of the World in Brazil 2014, just before fichar by the Real Madrid, club in which it achieved the 23 remaining titles, between which stand out his six Champions League. A sad goodbye for one of the best mediocentros that stepped the terrains of game.