It was in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Toni Kroos, Germany's playmaker and four-time Champions League winner with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, took a free-kick from just outside the penalty area at an angle that suggested a cross was the only viable option. Kroos saw things differently and, in a magical moment at the World Cup, fired the ball into the top corner of the goal to keep Germany's World Cup dreams alive.
It was the deserved climax to a thrilling match in which Sweden had taken the lead midway through the first half and brought the reigning world champions to the brink of a historic group stage exit. Germany had equalised in the 48th minute, but were unable to convert a series of chances into stoppage time. In a last-ditch attack, Timo Werner was brought down on the edge of the penalty area, giving Toni Kroos the chance to score one of the most beautiful goals of the World Cup that will go down in history.
Interestingly, Kroos' free-kick was not the only important last-minute goal in the FIFA World Cup in Russia. A total of 10 goals were scored in stoppage time in the first two rounds of group matches, with Germany, Brazil and England among the prominent teams to capitalise on a goal in the final minutes of the game.
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