Historically, Germany has always advanced to the semi-finals of major tournaments since the 2006 World Cup, but not every journey of theirs has been smooth. Coach Joachim Loew even thought about resigning after the pressure of the loss to Croatia in the group stage of EURO 2008. But after all, the German team's mettle is always shown at the right time to help them go deep into the tournament. This metaphor of Germany needs to be recreated in the upcoming matches, specifically in the match against Sweden in the second match.
It is likely that Coach Loew will make changes to personnel. Khedira and Ozil could well be replaced to make way for those who are more eager to contribute. Marco Reus and Guendogan could be two replacements. In addition, Hector will also return to play as a left-back for Marvin plattenhardt.
Sweden wrote a fairy tale when they defeated Italy in the 2018 World Cup play-off series. Starting the 2018 VCK World Cup relatively smoothly, Sweden has 3 points after a minimal score against Korea.
Instead of the previous focused style of play for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish style of play is now collective-based on discipline compliance.
However, facing DT Germany will be a huge challenge for Sweden. They are not like Mexico with fast-paced players, so they cannot apply the all-field pressing style of play, making it extremely difficult to approach Manuel Neuer's goal.
In fact, Sweden's strength only comes from mental weapons and disciplined play. This may only cause Germany some difficulties. Die Mannschaft has many quality players and has many diverse shots to approach the opponent's goal. When they cannot withstand the pressure, they will certainly have to receive counter-attacks, perhaps Duc will "take prey" before launching a habbat.
Expected lineup:
Germany (4-2-3): Neuer; Hector, Boateng, Hummels, Kimmich; Kroos, Guendogan; Draxler, Reus, Mueller; Werner
Sweden (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Toivonen, Berg.
