There has been much said about the Confederations Cup, a tournament that creates mixed feelings for football fans. For some, it is a summer gathering, a FIFA indulgence that holds no real value and provides little more than an annoying
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
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,
The first international action of 2017 sees Germany take on England, almost a year after the last meeting between the two teams in Berlin’s Olympiastadion. On that evening Joachim Löw’s side would throw away a two goal lead as their
Germany close off the year with two matches south of the Alps. First there’s the World Cup qualifier against San Marino in Serravalle, followed by a friendly meeting against old foes Italy at the San Siro in Milan. This “Italian
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
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
In their first competitive match after the summer’s Euros in France, Germany got their latest World Cup qualifying campaign underway with a comfortable 3-0 win over Norway in Oslo. The Mannschaft were on top and in command from the start,