The first month of 2016 is almost over, and there are less than five months before this year’s European Championship finals start in France. After a topsy-turvy and at times painful qualifying campaign, Joachim Löw’s Mannschaft booked their place at
In 2012, Germany were thrown together with Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark in what was widely described as the “Group of Death”. In the buildup towards the Euro 2016 draw in Paris there had been the usual fears of ending
Usually I release the minute by minute match report a few hours after the end of the match. Barring a few edits and typo corrections, it is usually ready to go. Things were a little different after the game in
When the draw for this qualifying group was made back in 2014, nobody would have thought it would come to this. On the tenth and final match day, World Champions Germany are still not sure of an automatic place in
One more win will secure Germany’s place in the Euro 2016 finals next year in France, and tonight the Nationalmannschaft take on an injury-hit Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Bastian Schweinsteiger is a late omission for Joachim Löw’s side as
The qualifying phase for next year’s European Championships come to an end with the final pair of matches, with the Nationalmannschaft looking to close out what has been an at times fraught campaign with six more points against the Republic
It’s a bright evening in Glasgow, with Germany looking to put themselves one step closer to securing top spot in the group and with it a guaranteed place in next year’s Euro 2016 finals in France. It is exactly a
After the almost year-long hangover following the World Cup final victory in Brazil, it was time for the world champions to show their true colours. Apart from a nervy spell at the end of the first half, it was a
After a rather painful 2014/15, Germany resume their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in what is a top of the table clash against neighbours Poland. After losing to the Poles for the first time in their history in Warsaw last year,
With just four group matches remaining, the Nationalmannschaft have now hit the final straight in the race for qualification for Euro 2016. This first double header is arguably the toughest, with Joachim Löw’s men first up against group leaders Poland
Yesterday saw the draw for the qualifying stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Russia city of St. Petersburg, with Germany avoiding the likes of Italy and France and ending up with a challenging but workable five opponents
It’s a bright early evening in Cologne, with Joachim Löw’s newly-rebranded “Die Mannschaft” taking on former boss Jürgen Klinsmann’s United States – a repeat of the World Cup group game between the two sides last year in a soggy Recife