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,
Kimmich’s wonder strike saves Germany at Denmark Debutante Ball
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
Schürrle bags brace as Germany go five from five in Baku
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,
Germany v England: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
A friendly, but one of those friendlies. One more match to add to the long list of Germany versus England matches, and arguably not exactly a classic. But for one man, the evening would turn into a glorious farewell. The
Tschö, Poldi! Podolski signs off in style with a stunner
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
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
Norway v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
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,
Germany off to a smooth start in Oslo
After the comfortable friendly win over Finland in midweek and the emotional farewell for Bastian Schweinsteiger, Joachim Löw’s team finally get down to the serious stuff. The defence of the World Cup gets underway for the Nationalmannschaft with a trip
Farewell, Fußballgott: Basti says goodbye in Mönchengladbach
A new international season begins for the Mannschaft, but for one of its greatest stalwarts the journey comes to an end. Twelve years and 121 matches after his international debut as a teenager against Hungary in the early summer of
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
A golden day, and a silver lining
The German Olympic football teams headed into their final two matches hunting for two gold medals. After over three hours of pulsating actionin Rio’s famous Maracanã stadium over two evenings, they almost made it. A stunning first Olympic gold for
German teams power into last four
Both German Olympic sides started slowly, struggling to put together results. The men’s team scraped two draws against Mexico and South Korea in their first two games, making the quarter-finals after demolishing a weak Fiji team. The women’s team started