With less that three months to go before Germany’s World Cup campaign kicks off in Brazil against Portugal, the build-up begins today with an interesting and potentially testing fixture against fellow qualifiers Chile.
Brazil 2014 begins today
Four Rabbits out of the Hat
The gradual build up to this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals begins next week, with South American opposition providing the entertainment in Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz-Arena. The opening fixture of 2014 pits Joachim Löw’s side against Chile, a team that has improved
2013/14 Kicks off in Kaiserslautern
It’s difficult to believe how quickly the last few months have gone – maybe it has been the exceptionally decent weather. When I last looked at the match countdown there would be more than ninety days until Germany’s opening friendly
Retained, Recalled, Recruited.
So, we have our squad of twenty-three players for the two-match tour of the United States, numbered from one to twenty-four with no number nineteen. Weird. Maybe Paul Hardcastle had something to do with it. With the entire core contingent
The flies are dropping…
Once again, the Mannschaft has been badly hit with illness and injury when closing in on an important tournament qualifier. With Michael Ballack out for the best part of two months and looking increasingly unlikely to wear the Schwarz und
Squad for Turkey and Kazakhstan
Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw has named his squad for the double header against Turkey and Kazakhstan next week, adding Dortmund winger Kevin Großkreutz to what is essentially an unchanged selection. The same twenty-one players selected for the games against Belgium and