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Spain, Germany's 'Epic Rumble' Praised by Fans After Thrilling Draw at 2022 World Cup

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Spain and Germany are two of the powerhouses of international football. On Sunday, they played like it.

The two countries finished deadlocked in a 1-1 draw, a result that left Spain atop the group with four points and gave Germany a sorely needed point in its attempt to escape the group stage.

There was a satisfying symmetry in this game. Spain won the possession battle (64 percent), as to be expected, but Germany created more chances (11-7 in shots, 4-3 in shots on goal). Both teams didn't start a traditional center forward, and both subbed on true strikers—Álvaro Morata and Niclas Füllkrug, respectively—who scored the game's two goals:

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