Germany vs. Serbia: Player Ratings - Pavlovic Dominates Midfield
Aleksandar Pavlovic, 22, is confidently filling his new role. Florian Wirtz demonstrated his world-class ability on two occasions. Only Nick Woltemade seemed eager to disappear. Here are the individual player ratings for the German national team against Serbia.
By Martin Schneider
Jonas Urbig
Urbig finds himself in an intriguing position: a backup goalkeeper at FC Bayern, yet potentially the favorite for the 2028 European Championship starting spot. When asked about this ahead of the match, he stated he lives "in the here and now." In his debut for the national team, he didn't have much to do. Aside from a couple of passes to the right and left, he was largely untested. He did make a few saves in the second half. His future goalkeeping decisions will be made next year.
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