2018 World Cup - Top 10 Moments 

7. Toni Kroos gives Germany some hope

A few days earlier though, things were much more joyful for Germany. After their shock loss to Mexico, the Germans had to win against Sweden to stay alive. But Germany struggled and just after the half-hour mark, Sweden were the ones who broke the deadlock after Toni Kroos gave the ball away.

Things had to change in the second half so Joachim Löw brought on Mario Gómez and shifted Timo Werner out wide. The two combined to set up Marco Reus for the equalizer. Germany pressed on but still couldn't find a winner.

A Jérôme Boateng red card late in the game made the task even harder. But again Werner caused havoc on the left wing and won a free kick from a decent crossing position. Kroos, who has had a terrible World Cup so far, steps up to take it with Reus just in front of him. He lays it off to the winger who stops the ball and then Kroos runs up to it striking the ball so sweetly that it curls in the top corner.

All Sweden can do is look in amazement at what they just witnessed. Kroos with a single strike in the 95th minute has kept the champions alive. It may not have come to much in the end, but at that moment you could feel that one goal would change the entire tournament.