German midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football.
World Championship winner 2014 won for his country 106 cap, contributed 17 goals and 19 assistances. His last game is Tuesday's defeat of England 2: England after the Euro draw 2020 – 16.
Thirty-one-year-old Kroos said, that it was clear to him "for a long time"., that he will not be available for next year's World Cup in Qatar and his priority was to focus on his club career at Real Madrid and spend time with his family.
“Za Nemecko som hral 106 times. It won't be any other time,” uviedol Kroos vo vyhlásení zverejnenom dňa Twitter.
"I would very much like to and I would give everything again, to be at the end 109 internationals and to add this one big title at the end, the European Championship."
Kroos made his international debut in 2010 under the leadership of Joachim Low, who left the post of head coach of Germany after 15 years after leaving the European Championship.
"It was a great honor for me, that I could wear this jersey for so long," he added. "I did it with pride and passion."
As head of the national team, Lower replaced former Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick, because Germany is turning its attention to qualifying for the World Cup 2022 v Katare.