World Cup 2018: Everything you need to know about Thomas Müller

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was not only the introduction of the football spectacle to African soil but it was also the introduction of Thomas Müller to world football.

He won the golden boot in 2010 

Germany may have lost out on the World Cup in 2010, but Müller achieved something in the tournament and that was receiving the golden boot as he scored five goals that took Germany as far as the semi-finals where they lost to eventual champions, Spain.

He calls himself the ‘ramdeuter’

That is a German word that translates to ‘space investigator’. He gave himself this name because of his ability to find space. His strength does not only lie in dribbling, passing or shooting ability. He is an attacking midfielder that could jump straight into any team’s starting eleven.

He keeps a low profile

Thomas married model Lisa in December 2009. You will hardly ever hear negative stories about the Bayern Munich star. He is the type of player that would rather spend some time at home with his wife rather than dance the night away at a nightclub.

He has won pretty much everything 

At the tender age of 28, he has won seven Bundesliga titles, four German Cups, four German Super Cups, one Champions League title, one FIFA Club World Cup title and… yep, the World Cup.

Before the clash with Sweden, Muller was certainly feeling the pressure. He said earlier in the week:

“We have made ourselves vulnerable. We are self-critical enough to analyse the situation, but now we must look forwards together,” Mueller said at a press conference at the German team hotel in Sochi on Wednesday.

“We have two important tasks in front of us. The pressure is terrifically high, but we won’t win both games if we beat ourselves up internally and look for the mistakes in each other.

“There is nothing we want more than to be successful against Sweden, you can believe us on that.”