(VIDEO) Toni Kroos, Real Madrid's legend, retires from Football, his final reaction and words after the final whistle

The German national team is knocked out of EURO 2024 after losing 2-1 to Spain in the quarterfinals. This means that Toni Kroos has officially retired from professional football after announcing a month ago that he would retire from football after the EUROS. Now, his time with Germany in the EUROS is over due to this elimination. Germany were down 1-0 in the 51st minute as Dani Olmo scored in the opener with a great shot on the edge of the box. Germany grabbed a late equalizer in the 89th minute as Florian Wirtz scored on the edge of the box. The game went to extra time, and in a heartbreaking way, Spain scored late in the 119th minute. Olmo crossed a ball in the box to Mikel Merino, who headed the ball past Manuel Neuer. Germany couldn't find an equalizer, and when the final whistle blew, everyone knew that Kroos' career had just ended. The cameras quickly followed him at the end of the game, and his face said it all. He was very upset because of the elimination but also because of his career coming to a close.

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A touching moment for Real Madrid fans was the interaction between Kroos and his now former Real Madrid teammates from the Spanish national team. Nacho, Dani Carvajal, and Joselu hugged Kroos after the final whistle despite their national team just advancing to the semifinal.

Kroos was asked about his retirement after the game against Spain, but he talked about how hard it was to be eliminated with Germany in the EUROS that is hosted in their country. Kroos said, "My retirement? Right now, the fact that we're out of the tournament is more important than anything else, because we all had a big goal together. And this dream that we all had has now simply been shattered to some extent. Even if we realize in the next few days that we played a good tournament. It's extremely bitter."

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Toni Kroos' stats vs Spain

Kroos played the entire game against Spain, which ended up being his last professional game as a player. He had a 92% pass accuracy in his final match as a professional player. He completed the most passes in the match with 76 and created two chances.