The second week in November sees Germany close off the year, with two prestige friendlies. The Mannschaft are in England to take on old foes England at Wembley, and four days later they line up in Köln against neighbours France.
Germany close out the year with stalemate in Milan
Having dispatched San Marino 8-0 in Serravalle before the weekend, Germany’s Italian your continues with a journey to the Vatican to visit the Pope, before making the trip back north to take on Italy in Milan. A year to the
Gnabry scores hat-trick on debut as dominant Germany hit eight in San Marino
Just over ten years ago, Joachim Löw was just starting out in his career as the German Nationaltrainer. His first qualifying campaign was for the 2008 Euros, and this would include the Mannschaft’s first-ever meeting with San Marino, a term
Is this the best Trikot ever? New Confed Cup shirt is unveiled
Time for a new Nationaltrikot already? Germany have in recent years launched a new kit every tour years, usually in the November before a major tournament the following year. This year, they have bucked the trend by launching a new
Germany v Northern Ireland: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
With two wins from two, Germany were in confident mood ahead of their third match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign – a rematch against Euro 2016 group phase opponents Northern Ireland. In Paris in the summer, a 1-0
Two quickfire strikes kill off brave Northern Ireland in soggy Hannover
Having disposed of the Czech Republic with relative ease in Hamburg, the second part of this international World Cup double header sees Germany take on Northern Ireland in Hannover, a repeat of the meeting between the two teams in this
A Walk in the Volkspark for Germany as they sweep aside poor Czech Republic
Having kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win in Oslo in Norway, Germany are at home to play the Czech Republic – the first of two home games in the space of four days. Confidence should
World Cup Qualifiers: Boateng, Gündoğan and Gómez back in the mix
Time flies. Just under a month after the Mannschaft’s opening qualifying win in Oslo against Norway, the road to Russia 2018 continues with matches two and three against two more familiar opponents, the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland. Nationaltrainer Jogi
A new face, a fresh start, and a fond farewell
It has been quite a summer of football. The Mannschaft making their way to the semi-finals in France, and more recently Horst Hrubesch’s Olympiamannschaft just missing out on the gold medal in Rio after losing a gripping penalty shootout against
Euro 2016: Wrapping Up
Unlike in 2014, there are no glorious reviews of Euro 2016 – just a sober postmortem and another sigh of “what could have been”. Germany showed that they were one of the better if not the best team at this
France v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
All good things have to come to an end. Germany had come into their Euro semi-final against hosts France with more than a degree of confidence after their dramatic quarter-final victory over (former) bogey team Italy, but in the end
Down to twenty-seven, with some new faces
This afternoon Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw trimmed his provisional rump squad for next month’s Euro 2016 finals down to twenty-seven, with a number of new faces in the mix. As the final preparations begin with home friendlies against fellow tournament finalists