After Germany defeated Denmark at Signal Iduna Park, Kroos and Rüdiger were the first Madridistas to secure their spot in the European Championship quarterfinals. Both players engaged in the whole ninety minutes of play during the match. against Friday at 6 p.m. (CEST), the hosts will take against the victor of the Spain-Georgia match in the following round.

Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos and Antonio Rudiger both had excellent games as Germany defeated Denmark 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2024 European Championship.

Kroos was in the thick of things as usual, with Germany controlling the ball for the most part. With the most touches in the game—106—he dominated the whole action for his nation. With all of his power, Rudiger—the finest defender in the match—kept his team in the contest.

By the end of the match, Kroos had completed four crucial passes, two clearances, a stop, an interception, and ninety-one passes, of which were accurate. Despite being the driving force behind all Germany performed, his assistance with Nico Schlotterbeck was controversially disregarded by VAR.

His stats, which include 82 touches, two stops, two interceptions, four clearances, four blocked shots, and 63 passes that were completed 87% of the time, indicate that he had an excellent game.

Germany will now play the winner of Georgia vs. Spain. It could be quite exciting to play Spain, who have won all of their games without conceding a goal.

Germany scored in the second half following a closely contested first half that was delayed for over 20 minutes by a strong thunderstorm. In the 53rd minute, Havertz’s penalty gave them the lead after Andersen’s handball was flagged by VAR to the referee. Musiala made it 2-0 a quarter of an hour later to guarantee their spot in the quarterfinals.