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
Germany’s Euro 2016 School Report
The dust has now started to settle after Euro 2016, and it is time for the tournament school report, where we gather together all of the numbers from Germany’s summer campaign in France and crunch them all together into one
Euro 2016: Wrapping Up
Unlike in 2014, there are no glorious reviews of Euro 2016 – just a sober postmortem and another sigh of “what could have been”. Germany showed that they were one of the better if not the best team at this
France v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
All good things have to come to an end. Germany had come into their Euro semi-final against hosts France with more than a degree of confidence after their dramatic quarter-final victory over (former) bogey team Italy, but in the end
Semi-Final Preview: History favours the Mannschaft. Or does it?
History, omens, form, fitness, psychology. Some of many things one has to factor in when attempting to do the impossible – namely, to write a preview for a high-profile football match. I usually try to avoid this sort of thing,
Germany v Poland: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
After the 2-0 opening group victory against Ukraine, Germany’s campaign stumbled and stuttered in what was a laboured and arguably fortunate goalless draw against a well-drilled Polish side. With both teams coming into the match on three points, a victory
Toothless Germany held to goalless draw by profligate Poland
The setting: The impressive Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. The match: Germany against Poland, one of the great tournament fixtures and the biggest game of Group C. With a win from their opening game, the path
Germany v Ukraine: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
The waiting and ongoing pre-tournament speculation has finally come to an end, and the Euros are finally underway for Germany. After the slightly suspect build-up to the tournament there has been a growing sense of doubt and unease among some
Germany off to the perfect start with deserved win over awkward Ukraine
So, it begins! After all of the build-up, predictions and (meaningless) warm-up matches, the Euros finally start for the Mannschaft against the Ukraine in Lille. Incidents off the pitch have made the biggest headlines so far, but the world champions
News, views, and a quick form guide
June 10th. The Euros begin today, kicking off with host nation France taking on one of the many tournament dark horses (oh how we love that term!) Romania. Two days from now, Germany kick off their own campaign with another