Overview
- Germany opened the scoring when Florian Wirtz headed in Joshua Kimmich’s chipped delivery five minutes after halftime
- Francisco Conceição equalized in the 63rd minute before Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 137th international goal to complete the comeback
- Julian Nagelsmann’s switch from a back-three formation failed to stem Portugal’s momentum following their triple substitution
- Missing key players Antonio Rüdiger and Jamal Musiala exposed Germany’s lack of depth and undermined defensive stability
- Captain Joshua Kimmich marked his 100th cap in the loss and stressed the importance of full fitness ahead of Sunday’s third-place match against Spain or France