Italian coach Prandelli kept the position of diamond midfield, while German coach Loew had to decide the frontcourt quartet before the game, and only Ozil decided to start. In the end, he chose Gomez between Gomez and Klose, Podolski between Podolski and Schuler, and the other candidate was quite unexpected. Cross started for Muller.
Loew's move was against Prandelli's diamond midfield, but the formation structure of the German team in the middle was very problematic, and it was chaotic for a long time.
Cross's start was surprising, but it was not an unreasonable decision. Italy's advantage lies in the middle of midfield, and they put four excellent passers. The German team has only two people in this position, and Ozil's position is higher. So when Cross appeared in the starting lineup of Germany, he was expected to be the third midfielder of Germany, and Ozil could play on the right.