대표팀은 앞서 박주호(울산)가 스웨덴과의 1차전에서 오른쪽 허벅지 햄스트링으로 남은 경기 출전이 불가능해진 데 이어 한국의 게임메이커 기성용마저 독일전에 출전하지 못하게 되면서 전력 차질이 불가피해졌다.
The national team was previously forced to lose its power as Park Joo-ho of Ulsan became unable to play the remaining matches due to right thigh hamstring injury in the first match against Sweden, and even South Korean game maker Ki Sung-yong was barred from playing against Germany.