World Cup 2018: 5 best and worst players as Germany beat Sweden

#2 Worst - Jerome Boateng

Boateng received the first sending off in the 2018 WC

Jerome Boateng had a disastrous outing against Sweden in Sochi on Saturday night. Firstly, he was fortunate to have not conceded a penalty on 12 minutes for a push on Marcus Berg when he was through on goal and the referee decided not to take the assistance of VAR.

But in a span of 11 minutes during the second half, Boateng received two yellow cards to signify his poor performance as Germany were down to 10 men for the final eight minutes and beyond.

Boateng's first yellow came in the 71st minute for a nasty foul on the Swedish player before he was once again caught in the middle of a reckless foul as a wild sliding challenge on Marcus Berg in the final ten minutes of the game saw him receive his marching orders.

The discipline of the players this year in the World Cup has been much better than expected as the average number of yellow cards per game has reduced. However, this game pretty much summed up Jerome Boateng's last season at Bayern Munich, as injuries and a lack of playing time have resulted in a massive dip in his form.

1 - Jerome Boateng is the first German player to be sent off in a World Cup match since Miroslav Klose against Serbia in 2010. Reckless. #GERSWE #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/H6ZCXj5IBZ

— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) June 23, 2018