Not only Jonathan Tah, the German national team is at risk of not having the service of key central defender Antonio Rudiger in the round of 16 match of EURO 2024.

Accordingly, the central defender duo Jonathan Tah and Antonio Rudiger both started in the match between Germany and Switzerland. However, Tah received a yellow card in the 38th minute and then left the field in the 61st minute, making way for Nico Schlotterbeck.

With enough cards, this central defender will definitely not be able to participate in the match in the round of 16. Meanwhile, Rudiger, although playing the whole match, showed signs of a thigh injury.

“Antonio has a problem with his thigh. I hope it is nothing serious,” coach Julian Nagelsmann said after the match.

Rudiger celebrated so enthusiastically that he lay on the field in pain.

Niclas Fullkrug’s equalizer in the final minutes of stoppage time brought a 1-1 draw for the German team. Rudiger then celebrated wildly but then got hurt and rolled on the field.

There are currently no details about the injury that the German midfielder suffered. However, if he cannot recover well, the Real Madrid star could completely miss the match in the round of 16.

Coach Nagelsmann currently has three other central defenders: Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund), Robin Koch (Frankfurt) and Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart). However, the three players mentioned above do not have as much international experience as Rudiger and Tah.

The draw against Switzerland helped Germany maintain their top spot in Group A and advance to the knockout round. Coach Nagelsmann’s team will face the second team in Group C in the round of 16. This is an undecided group and Germany could face any opponent in this group.

However, Germany’s most likely opponent is Denmark, who will have five days to prepare for the round of 16, which will take place on the evening of June 29.