JAKARTA - Toni Kroos has officially hung up his boots as a professional player. This was done after the German national team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2024 European Cup (Euro) by Spain with a score of 2-1. Quoting Antara, My friend had opened the scoring through Dani Olmo's goal before Florian Wirtz equalized for Germany. The home team's journey had to stop in the quarter-finals after Mikel Merino scored Spain's winning goal in the second half of the extra time. The match is also the last for Toni Kroos as a professional football player after Germany failed to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 European Cup.

The 34-year-old midfielder announced his decision to retire on his Instagram account in May before Real Madrid won the 2023/24 Champions League season.

"At the end of the season, this story (with Madrid) must end. This decision means that my career as a footballer will end this summer after the European Cup," he wrote. Kroos himself has a brilliant career by winning 34 trophies with his club and country. Kroos made 114 appearances at international level and was included in the top seven German players with the most caps for the German national team. Kroos became part of Germany when he won the 2014 World Cup. While at the club level, he has also collected many prestigious titles with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid such as Bundesliga champions, La Liga, Champions League, to the Club World Cup.


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