Germany have concluded their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia at Bayer Leverkusen’s BayArena stadium.
An early strike by RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner coupled with Osama Hawsawi’s own goal before half time put the world champions in command, before a late strike by Taisir Al-Jassim made the dying stages a contest.
Joachim Low’s side took the lead in the eighth minute when Marco Reus picked out Werner inside the box and the forward fired one into the net from close range, his strike going in off the underside of the crossbar.
The Germans dominated the opening stages and came within a lick of paint of a second goal moments later when Reus struck a half-volley from 25 yards out, beating the goalkeeper but not the left upright.
The hosts piled bodies forward on the half-hour mark, allowing Thomas Muller and Reus to combine before proving a lofted pass for Werner to head towards goal, his effort missing the mark by mere inches.
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira came close in the 37th minute when he ghosted past two defenders and let fly with a powerful strike that Saudi goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf tipped against the post.