📸 Farewell Mats: Germany fans bid Hummels goodbye with massive choreography | OneFootball

The game hadn't even kicked off yet, but the fans of the German national team were already in a celebratory mood ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland. On the occasion of the official farewell of Mats Hummels from the national team, they presented a huge choreography with Hummels' former back number 5 in the Cologne stadium.

As part of the official farewell, Hummels was presented with a personal gift from DFB President Bernd Neundorf and Rudi Völler before the start of the game. The former defender played a total of 78 international matches for the DFB team, even scoring five of his own goals. Hummels ended his professional career in the summer after his last season at AS Roma. A retirement from the national team had already taken place some time before.

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