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That is something I didn't understand, why didn't Samuel play in the last few matches? Did he get injured?

Undoubtedly it will mainly be because of Spain(the borefest that is), but you never know, maybe the Germans will become a bit more 'safe' as well. They really shouldn't though, but it's typical of teams who play wonderful attacking football to go out once they reach the later rounds and become a bit more afraid to push people forward.