Avoiding the protracted selection process before previous tournaments, Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw announced a rump squad of 27 players this morning. After the two upcoming friendly matches against Austria and Saudi Arabia, this will be shaved down to the final 23
Rounding off the year. Hopefully in style.
The second week in November sees Germany close off the year, with two prestige friendlies. The Mannschaft are in England to take on old foes England at Wembley, and four days later they line up in Köln against neighbours France.
A fond farewell, and a warm welcome
The Winterpause is over, international football is back, and Germany get their 2017 fixtures underway with a prestige friendly against England in Dortmund before travelling to Baku to take on Azerbaijan as the World Cup qualifiers get rolling again.
Confederations Cup 2017: The Draw
At the weekend in the Russian city of Kazan, the group phase draw was made for next year’s Confederations Cup tournament. Nationaltrainer Joachim Löw was present at the event, with the World Champion Nationalmannschaft pitted against Asian champions Australia, Copa
Gnabry scores hat-trick on debut as dominant Germany hit eight in San Marino
Just over ten years ago, Joachim Löw was just starting out in his career as the German Nationaltrainer. His first qualifying campaign was for the 2008 Euros, and this would include the Mannschaft’s first-ever meeting with San Marino, a term
A Call to the Youth for San Marino and Italy
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
Germany v Northern Ireland: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
With two wins from two, Germany were in confident mood ahead of their third match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign – a rematch against Euro 2016 group phase opponents Northern Ireland. In Paris in the summer, a 1-0
Two quickfire strikes kill off brave Northern Ireland in soggy Hannover
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
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