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
The Group of Pain
The Long, Unbeaten Trail
When Germany fell two goals behind in Sweden last month during their final World Cup qualifying match, it was not just their unbeaten group record that at stake. In addition to maintaining their record in the ten-match group campaign, the
The Löwering of the bar?
When the young and progressive German team did so well and performed beyond all expectations in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the talk would be all about going that one step further winning the Euros in 2012.
Sweden v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
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
Schürrle Sparkles in Stockholm
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
Germany v Republic of Ireland: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
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
Faroe Islands v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
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
Germany v Kazakhstan: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
Five days after returning from the Kazakh capital Astana, Joachim Löw’s side would line up against the same opposition in the more familiar environs of Nürnberg’s Frankenstadion, albeit with the weather being more like Siberia as opposed to Franconia at
A schizophrenic display in chilly Nürnberg
There’s no coverage here in the UK once again – ESPN are showing Scotland against Serbia – so it’s find the stream time again. I manage to find a pretty stable one from Al Jazeera, with commentary in English. Bonus.
Kazakhstan v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
Having suffered the ignominy of blowing a four-goal lead in Berlin against Sweden at the end of 2012, Joachim Löw’s German side would look to get the 2013 leg of their campaign off to a winning start against Kazakhstan in
Professional, workmanlike, and three more points safely in the bag.
With the game not being show here in the UK it was stream time again, and luckily I was able to find a decent and fairly stable pipeline of ARD’s coverage where I was greeted by the familar tones of
Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, better than Uzbekistan…
It’s that time again, and the upcoming double-header – and what should hopefully be the full complement of six points – against Kazakhstan in Astana and then four days later in Nürnberg.