What a relief for football Germany: Niclas Füllkrug (29) heaves the ball humorlessly into the Spanish goal in the 83rd minute and thus creates the all-important 1-1 final score in the World Cup game between Germany and Spain. The Werder Bremen player, who came on as a substitute in the 70th minute, was then praised from all sides for his game and his style. First and foremost by his DFB colleague Thomas Müller (33), who made room for Füllkrug in the storm center in the 70th minute.

Müller posted several pictures of himself and Füllkrug from the game on Instagram and wrote: “@niclas.fullkrug24 you horny pig!” He also posted a fire emoji, the Germany flag and a football. He also wrote in English: “What an intense football night. We’re still in the tournament.” Müller alluded to the starting position for the third and final day of the group match. A win against Costa Rica and a simultaneous victory for Spain against Japan would certainly put Germany in the round of 16.

Füllkrug himself also posted impressions of the game on his Instagram channel, but refrained from making a statement there. However, numerous followers commented on his post, including his DFB colleagues Nico Schlotterbeck (22), Kevin Trapp (32), Christian Günter (29), Antonio Rüdiger (29) and Thomas Müller. Comedian Oliver Pocher (44) also wrote a dry comment about the pictures: “Just a great guy!”