Germany head into their Group F fixture against Sweden knowing that they must avoid a loss if they want to progress to the last 16 round
Defending champions Germany stunned the world when they lost 1-0 to Mexico in their opening Group F fixture, and must avoid losing to Sweden at the Fisht Olympic Stadium if they want to keep their chances of progressing to the next round alive.
Joachim Low's squad headed into the Russia finals registering just one victory in their past six matches, but the German's ability to do well in international competitions as well as the potential of their strong squad had many expecting that they would start off their campaign seamlessly.