In their final game of Group F, it was a fight to the last when Germany took on Hungary in Munich in a game that had a lot of bearing on the final outcome of the group.
Both teams lost their first games against France and Portugal respectively, but a draw would suffice Germany to qualify with Hungary needing a win, if they must go through.
It was a bright start for the Hungarian side who took the lead in the 11th minute through the captain of the side, Adam Szalai. The Mainz 05 of Germany striker was taken off the game against France due to an head injury but recovered on time to feature in the crucial encounter.
Germany would need a miscalculated attempt at punching the ball from a free kick by Peter Gulasci to level things up, with Kai Havertz heading home from the goal line after Gulasci found himself in no man's land.
Just moments after Germany thought they had saved their face, Hungary struck back in fine fashion with 22-year old Andras Schafer heading past Manuel Neuer in a beautiful counter attacking move.
With less than ten minutes of the duration left, Leon Goretzka restored parity with a strike from the edge of the box to hand Germany the much needed point to qualify.
The Germans finished 2nd in the group F and will now face England in the knockout stage.
Here are three things we learnt.
*1. Good account, Hungary
When the draws for this year's tournament were made and Hungary were pitted against three world powers, many would have predicted them to be the whipping boys in the group.
The Hungarians, however, proved the opposite as they became a thorn in the flesh of all three and almost eliminated Germany from the group stage of a major tournament for the second tournament running.
A decent side, their grit and attacking style of football, complemented with their admirable defending proved very crucial.
In their first game against Portugal, it took the defending Champions the closing stages to break them down and they almost got a surprise victory over world champions, France in that 1-1 draw in their second game.
They have given a good account of themselves and should bow out with their heads held high.
How impressed were you with this Hungarian side?
2. Kai Havertz Harvesting
The Chelsea forward got his second goal of the tournament for Germany's first equalizer. He would never score a goal easier than that.
A big side to his game is his positioning and awareness, and this has been visible at this tournament. He knows how to show up at the right place at the right time.
The 22-year old is now the fourth-youngest player after Thomas Muller, Franz Beckenbauer and Lukas Podolski to score in consecutive appearances for Germany at major tournaments.
Do you think Kai Havertz gets the deserved accolades?
3. Unconvincing Germany
They may have sealed second spot in the group of death and qualified for the knockout stage, Germany have once again been unconvincing in their performance.
At this tournament, they have blown hot and cold, which is very uncharacteristic of a German side.
After a disappointing first game loss to France, they came out all-firing against Portugal and when you thought they should be sweeping past Hungary, booming with that momentum, they falter again and almost got eliminated from the group stage of a major tournament for the second consecutive time.
They need to do more if they are to go up against stiffer oppositions and first of that will be England in the knockout stage, who themselves have been far from convincing at this tournament.
How far do you think Germany can go?
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