When they were right up against it, they found a way.
That is what the Germans normally do in World Cups as they lived to fight another day after a dramatic heavyweight contest at the Al Bayt Stadium. Up stepped Germany substitute Niclas Fullkrug as the unlikely hero to fire a late equaliser and take it to the final Group match.
Germany boss Hansi Flick will have to get his calculator ready but the reality is they have Costa Rica up next and the odds are stacked heavily in their favour to squeeze through. And at least they avoided the same humiliating early exit of four years ago when, as holders, they crashed out in the group stage.
