The waiting is at an end, and the time has come. The setting is the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, and it is the ninth competitive chapter in the long-running – and up to this point one-sided – duel between the
After a solid if not exactly spectacular group phase, Germany are back in Lille to face Slovakia – third place finishers behind Wales and England in Group B. Having been beaten 3-1 in Augsburg by the Slovaks only last month
After the soggy encounter against Slovakia the previous Sunday, the weather is considerably brighter at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, and there is a more solid and established look to the German team too. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is back and with
So there we have it. The final squad of twenty-three for the Euros has been named, with injury heartbreak for Karim Bellarabi and more pain for Marco Reus – a player who just cannot get a break when it comes
After the long winter break it was finally time for the international programme to start up again in earnest, with the DFB arranging a pair of exciting prestige friendlies against two old rivals, England and Italy. With less than three
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
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,
It has been a long and at times frustrating season for the Nationalmannschaft, and the World Champions end 2015/16 with a trip to Faro in Portugal to take on group minnows Gibraltar. After the disappointing 2-1 home defeat against the
After a somewhat testing start to 2015 against Australia in Kaiserslautern Germany got their ship back in order against Georgia with a clinical but arguably underwhelming display in Tbilisi. After a tough opening half an hour two goals just before
It’s all change for Germany in Tbilisi, as the experienced members of Joachim Löw’s squad – notably the FC Bayern contingent – are back in the starting eleven for this crucial Euro 2016 qualifier against Georgia. Manuel Neuer is back
2015 started in slightly uncertain fashion for the Nationalmannschaft, with a hard-earned 2-2 draw against recently-crowned Asian champions Australia in Kaiserslautern. Having taken a deserved early lead Joachim Löw’s side suddenly found themselves 2-1 down and under threat of repeating