Germany closed off a successful 2014 with a visit to 2010 World Champions and reigning European Champions Spain, and following a series of iffy displays in their opening four European Championship qualifiers they finished the year on a high with
Over the past month and a bit it has been a busy time. Over forty articles and reports covering the buildup, the tournament, the reviews and the tributes – with more to come as I round off what has been
Earlier today I described the German side for this evenings meeting with Poland as a C-Elf, and it appears that Kicker Online agrees, calling tonight’s lineup a Dritte Anzug. In my last pre-match post I would name a side with
With a few hours to go until the friendly in Hamburg between Germany and Poland, here’s my projected line-up for what is effectively a C-Mannschaft. With the experienced Lars Bender now injured, the now-reduced squad of seventeen includes only ten
Following the release of the new white “chevron” home kit late last year, this week would see the much-anticipated launch of the Nationalmannschaft’s new Auswärtstrikot. Following months of speculation and gossip the black and red hooped design would not be
With the World Cup finals now less than five months away, the list of warm up fixtures is slowly and surely been finalised. In addition to the long-arranged contests against Chile and Poland, the Nationalmannschaft will also face fellow tournament
So, the draw for the World Cup has been made, and Germany have ended up in one of those iffy foursomes that can be classified as not the best, but at the same time not the worst. While England and
Germany would round off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a visit to Stockholm’s new Friends Arena, in a game that given both sides’ qualification for the finals would be tantamount to a friendly warm-down. That said, both sides would
It’s a cool and dry evening in Stockholm’s new Friends Arena, located in the district of Solna. With both sides already through to the next year’s World Cup finals, this game is all about results and records. While the Swedes
The penultimate fixture of Germany’s World Cup qualifying campaign would see them take on the Republic of Ireland in Köln’s Rhein-Energie-Stadion, with the Nationalmannschaft needing a win to secure their automatic passage to Brazil. Having beaten the Irish 6-1 on
Having picked up the expected maximum six points from their last two qualifiers against Austria and the Faroe Islands, the Nationalmannschaft would leave themselves on the brink of securing top spot in the group, with just a point needed against
So, two matches in five days. Six points, six goals, two clean sheets. In short, job done. While we could simply take things as they are and look forward to Germany wrapping up their qualifying campaign next month at home