By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Germany player ratings vs Finland: Undav and Karl shine ahead of World Cup

Germany player ratings after Sunday's 4-0 win over Finland, with Deniz Undav and Lennart Karl standing out as the World Cup approaches.

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In their first of two friendlies ahead of the World Cup, Germany eased to a comfortable 4-0 win over Finland in Mainz, with Deniz Undav (2), Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala all getting on the scoresheet.

18-year-old Lennart Karl impressed on his first start for Germany and set up Undav’s second goal with a fine assist.

Below are our player ratings for Julian Nagelsmann’s side on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest possible score.

Germany Player Ratings

GK: Oliver Baumann – 6/10

RB: Joshua Kimmich – 8/10

CB: Jonathan Tah – 7/10

CB: Nico Schlotterbeck – 7/10

LB: Nathaniel Brown – 8/10

DM: Felix Nmecha – 7/10

DM: Aleksandar Pavlovic – 7/10

RW: Lennart Karl – 8.5/10

CAM: Florian Wirtz – 8/10

LW: Jamal Musiala – 7/10

ST: Deniz Undav – 9/10

Substitutes: Maximilian Beier (6), Nick Woltemade (N/A), Leroy Sané (N/A)

Germany's Man of the Match: Deniz Undav (9)

Starting up front in Kai Havertz's absence, Deniz Undav made the most of his opportunity. After spurning a couple of early chances, the Stuttgart forward opened the scoring and later set up Florian Wirtz's goal after winning the ball high up the pitch, before adding a second after being teed up by Lennart Karl. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old picked up a knock while scoring and was forced off shortly afterwards. Hopefully for Undav and Germany, it's nothing serious with the World Cup just around the corner.