Ilkay Gundogan admitted Germany breathed a huge sigh of relief after their “crazy” World Cup campaign.
Germany substitute Niclas Fullkrug fired a late equaliser to save his nation’s hopes and take their campaign to the final group match against Costa Rica. The four-time winners were trailing to Alvaro Morata’s opener until Werder Bremen striker Fullkrug, 29 - a journeyman striker who only got the call-up just before the tournament - smashed a dramatic leveller.
Manchester City midfielder Gundogan said: “We needed that. We could have scored earlier and had a couple of good chances before our goal. The result in the end against a very tough Spanish side is fair. Now it’s down to the last game.
