Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira has 75 caps for Germany, 13 of which have been at a World Cup 2018 Fifa World Cup on the BBC

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A Swedish journalist pranked Germany midfielder Sami Khedira by giving him a homemade return ticket from the World Cup for the entire squad.

The 2014 winners started the tournament with a shock 1-0 defeat by Mexico, and a second loss against Sweden on Saturday could send them out in the group stage.

The Juventus player, 31, smiled when he was handed the mocked-up ticket.

"I don't think we will need that until 16 July," he replied.

The final takes place in Moscow the day before.

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Former Germany internationals Lothar Matthaus and Stefan Effenberg called for Khedira to be dropped after his performance last Saturday.

In response he said: "I have no problem with that at all, I can live with it. I know for myself that I did not play well.

"We have to play smarter, not like schoolboys, we have to play all together."

Source: bbc.com

Source: bbc.com

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