OFFICIAL: Toni Kroos officially retires from his top playing career

It couldn’t have been a sadder ending for Toni Kroos personally when the defeat to Spain in Euro 2024 was the last match of the German midfielder’s career.

German star midfielder – Toni Kroos officially played the last match of his “shorts” career in the confrontation between Germany and Spain in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals that ended this morning ( July 6) Vietnam time.

This was the match in which Toni Kroos’s Germany team lost to Spain with a score of 0-1, officially stopping in the tournament in which they were the home team.

Previously, Kroos announced that he would hang up his boots at the end of the 2023-2024 season in May this year, when he and his Real Madrid teammates were still on the journey to winning the 15th UEFA Champions League title in the year. history. The midfielder born in 1990 also confirmed that he will officially stop playing after completing his duty with the German team in Euro 2024.

In the match against Spain, Germany had a not so bad first half. Under the cheers of the home fans, “Die Mannschaft” played proactively, confidently held the ball against Spain’s highly rated midfield and created a number of dangerous opportunities with the presence of by Kai Havertz, Leroy Sane or Joshua Kimmich.

However, it was Spain who created more waves, they successfully converted the opportunity in the second half with a goal from Dani Olmo. In the following minutes, Spain proactively ceded the game to Germany, establishing a defensive counter-attack.

Duc had a very notable opportunity with the appearance of Niclas Fullkrug, but in a pressing situation, he could not beat the post. It seemed like the match was over, Florian Wirtz suddenly scored to send the match into extra time.

Here, Mikel Merino was the only scorer to bring victory to “La Roja”, officially causing Toni Kroos to retire earlier than expected.

Throughout his 17-year career, Toni Kroos has always been considered the best midfielder in the world thanks to his extremely excellent passing ability. The biggest turning point in Kroos’ career was when he decided to move to Real Madrid in the 2014-2015 season. He, Casemiro, and Luka Modric formed the best trio in Europe, leading the Royal Spanish team. Nha reached the pinnacle of glory.

In the national team shirt, Toni Kroos made 114 appearances for Germany, scored 17 goals, and “Die Mannschaft” won the 2014 World Cup championship.