It was in the fifth minute of added time that Toni Kroos, Germany's playmaker and a four-time Champions League winner with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, took a free kick from just outside the penalty area at an angle that suggested a cross would be the only viable option. Kroos saw things differently, and in a magical World Cup moment, curled the ball into the top of the net to keep Germany’s World Cup dreams alive.

It was the deserved climax to an enthralling match, in which Sweden had taken the lead midway through the first half, bringing the reigning world champions to the brink of a historic group-stage exit. Germany had equalised in the 48th minute but failed to convert a host of chances until deep into stoppage time. In a final, desperate raid, Timo Werner was brought down on the edge of the penalty area, giving Toni Kroos the chance to score one of the World Cup's most beautiful and historic goals.

Interestingly, Kroos's free kick wasn't the only important last-minute goal in the FIFA World Cup in Russia. In the first two rounds of group stage matches, a total of 10 goals were scored in added time, with prominent teams such as Germany, Brazil and England capitalising on a goal in the dying minutes of the game.

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