Latest news: it has been revealed that Miroslav Klose suffered rib contusions following a mid-air clash with Uruguayan ‘keeper Fernando Muslera yesterday, meaning that he is out of the two European Championship qualifying games against Austria and Azerbaijan.
The Jogi Löw era has brought much success, and the raw statistics bear this out. However, the results in friendly fixtures over this otherwise successful period have not been that great, mainly on account of the Nationaltrainer’s use of these
Just checked the Kicker website, and the injury issues are adding up. Neuling Marco Reus is definitely out of the Uruguay game, and given that this was the fixture he might have been looking to start, it is looking unlikely
Nothing less than a convincing victory was expected last night against Kazakhstan, and in terms of the eventual outcome Germany delivered. Three more points in the bag, four more goals on the tally. But it could have been so much
Two games, two contrasting opponents, one 22-man squad. Yes, it’s that time again. Germany’s European Championship qualifying campaign picks up again on the 26th of this month with the home tie in Kaiserslautern against Kazakhstan, and nothing less than a
I am sure most of you reading this will want to forget the last time Germany played Italy in Dortmund – so Wednesday’s encounter against the Azzurri might offer an opportunity to make up for some of the hurt of
Germany’s final competitive fixture of 2010 against Kazakhstan garnered the desired result – though it was a well-earned victory. The 3-0 result may have made things look convincing, but for the first forty-eight minutes the unheralded Kazakhs gave as good
So, what had been billed as Germany’s toughest fixture of the group – with it being seen by some as something of an “away” fixture in a Berlin Olympiastadion bustling with loud supporters clad in Turkish red and white –
Azerbaijan, oder. No sketchy report tonight – all of Germany’s home games are being aired on ESPN, so I will be watching the game live and providing my own biased journalistic take on proceedings as they happen. Sort of like
A hard piece of work, but Germany are off and running on the qualification trail for Euro 2012. Thanks to Miroslav Klose’s fifty-third international goal in his 102nd international, three valuable points were secured in Brussels this evening – with