It should have been an easy win, but in the end it was a whole lot closer that it should have been. Despite their youth and inexperience, this German team should have taken a limited Australian side to the cleaners,
Just over a week after their 7-0 World Cup qualification “warm up” against San Marino in Nürnberg, the Mannschaft are in Russia to kick off their Confederations Cup group campaign against Australia in Sochi. Having played host to the Winter
The Confederations Cup is less than a fortnight away, and the new-look squad has its first outing against Denmark in Brøndby. In what might otherwise have been a strange situation, the inexperienced Mannschaft then play their final World Cup qualifier
At the weekend in the Russian city of Kazan, the group phase draw was made for next year’s Confederations Cup tournament. Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw was present at the event, with the World Champion Nationalmannschaft pitted against Asian champions Australia, Copa
2015 started in slightly uncertain fashion for the Nationalmannschaft, with a hard-earned 2-2 draw against recently-crowned Asian champions Australia in Kaiserslautern. Having taken a deserved early lead Joachim Löw’s side suddenly found themselves 2-1 down and under threat of repeating
There’s an interesting look to the German starting eleven for the team’s first fixture of 2015, with both skipper Bastian Schweinsteiger and ‘keeper Manuel Neuer rested with Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira taking the captain’s armband and Hanover 96’s Ron-Robert Zieler
2014 would end on a sound note following the hard-earned 1-0 friendly win over Spain in a damp and blustery Vigo, and 2015 starts for the Nationalmannschaft with another friendly, against Australia in Kaiserslautern. After a few days’ break the
OK, it was a friendly. Yes, there were a couple of duff penalty decisions – one given to Australia, one not given to Germany. Yes, the game flipped on its head in a crazy three minute spell. Yes, Australia’s penalty
Two games, two contrasting opponents, one 22-man squad. Yes, it’s that time again. Germany’s European Championship qualifying campaign picks up again on the 26th of this month with the home tie in Kaiserslautern against Kazakhstan, and nothing less than a