While Thomas Müller, Ilkay Gündogan and Manuel Neuer (Toni Kroos was also invited but unable to attend) waved goodybe after an official farewell, Angelo Stiller (23) and Aleksandar Pavlovic (20) started in midfield for Germany. The changing of the guard has been a long time coming, but in Munich the page was finally turned. The World Cup is now an ambition of the future rather than the past success of legendary figures.

The 1-0 win against the Netherlands in Munich means Germany will play in the Nations League quarterfinals for the first time. Historic feels like a big word for a tournament not taken seriously by many, but that is what Germany's achievement is. They have never been here before and it's because their head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, is taking every step seriously. The experiments that clouded his start are long gone and exactly a year to the day of his first game in charge of Germany — a........

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