After the relaxed – if sightly fraught – opening Confederations Cup game against Australia, Joachim Löw’s young team were given a thorough test by an experienced and well-drilled Chilean outfit. It was a game they grew into – having been
Having started the tournament with three points against Australia, Germany take on a powerful and experienced Chile at the Kazan Arena. With Cameroon and Australia sharing the spoils earlier in the afternoon, it is all set up for the winner
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 season is not quite over for the Mannschaft, but the last World Cup qualifier of 2016/17 takes place in Nürnberg where Joachim Löw’s young side take on group underdogs San Marino. With the big names all taking time out,
As Joachim Löw’s German side look to gather momentum before the impending Confederations Cup in Russia, proceedings get underway with this evening’s friendly in Brøndby against northern neighbours Denmark. It is the first meeting between the two sides since their
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
On 29th June 2009, Germany’s Under-21 team were celebrating their first European Championship title in Malmö, Sweden. Just over five years later, six of that starting eleven were celebrating on the pitch in Rio de Janeiro, all established members of
This summer’s FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia was always seen as a warm-up for next year’s big event, and Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw has not disappointed with an experienced but talented 23-man squad. All of the big names are rested, and
Dortmund, 22nd March 2017. It was a moment all supporters of the German national team will remember, as they bade their final farewell to a player who had become of the team’s established personalities. While Lukas Podolski may never have
Nobody expected anything less than a German win against Azerbaijan, and the Mannschaft duly delivered. Up against a busy and well-drilled opponent Jogi Löw’s side stuck to Plan A, and scored four excellent goals as they maintained their perfect record
After the 1-0 friendly win against England in Dortmund, Germany resume their World Cup qualifying campaign with a trip to Azerbaijan. Having started their campaign brightly, the Azeris would come unstuck with a 4-0 defeat in Belfast against Northern Ireland,