Antonio Rüdiger had the most good passes on the field for the German team, with 78. He was a very important player. From the back line, where he was playing with Niklas Süle, it was clear that he had an effect on the game. He seemed much more at ease than Niklas Süle.

On the other hand, Rüdiger won his other two ground fights and looked steady as part of a German defense that was hard to break through by a French team without Kylian Mbappé. In the 55th minute, Rüdiger got a yellow card for a rough tackle on Kingsley Coman.

Even though he was criticized for how he played against Japan, which led to an embarrassing loss, Rüdiger was at his best against France. Randal Kolo Muani was great at fighting him, and they only lost one of their four fights.

A tie with Madrid in the middle of France

Two of the best players on the French team were the Real Madrid stars in the middle of the field. Adrien Rabiot, Eduardo Camavinga, and Aurelién Tchouameni all started in the middle of the field, which was a surprise.

Camavinga, who had just made his start as a late replacement against Ireland, was in the middle of everything. He had the most wins (nine) and loses (13). He did three more dribbles than anyone else and was a key part of Didier Deschamps’ plan for moving the ball. When he had the ball, he could move it in ways that neither Tchouameni nor Rabiot could, making him a more instant threat than either of them.

Tchouameni kept up his strong start to the season with yet another great effort. He was successful with all five of his long balls, 13 of his 14 plays into the final third, and 93% of his other passes. Also, his showing against Ireland, in which he took a total of five shots and made up half of France’s six shots on goal, gave him more confidence in front of the net.

He also won seven of the eight duels he took part in and got the ball back eight times. Germany tried to block him in with offensive-minded midfielders, but it didn’t work, and Tchouameni was easily able to stop them. He made sure he was on the team by giving another great effort.