Germany midfielder Sami Khedira had an unusual build-up to Saturday's decisive Group F match against Sweden.
The 2014 world champions will be targeting the three points when they face Sweden in their second Group F encounter after they were shocked by Mexico in their opening match as the Concacaf side emerged winners 1-0.
Ludvig Holmberg, from the Expressens, which is one of the main Swedish media outlets, approached the Juventus midfielder and offered him return flight tickets for the German team in a humorous provocation before Saturday's match.