Spain and Germany played out a game of flawless imperfection as Luis Enrique and Hansi Flick proved they are the best World Cup coaches.
The meeting of the two best coaches at the 2022 World Cup, with their intricate systems, unique methods and staggering achievements, almost had to be settled by two centre-forwards at slightly different ends of the sophistication scale.
What came before and after those two goals marked this out as the match of the tournament so far, despite the best attempts of those steering us through in the commentary booth to denigrate it as scrappy and tetchy. But tournament football is never that linear and Germany’s reaction to such a pressurised situation was admirable. Spain lost nothing by emerging from a spirited battle with scrapes, bruises and a smile either.
Both keepers made notable mistakes playing out as everyone was pulled at least slightly into the chaos. This was imperfection at its most flawless, two teams endeavouring to win rather than simply trying not to lose.
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