Germany rounded off their first phase group with a flourish, even if the final result was far from indicative of their powerful and dominant performance. Changes made by Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw produced much needed spark as the Mannschaft threatened to
One goal, when it could have been half a dozen
The time has come, and Germany are at an atmospheric Parc des Princes in Paris to take on Northern Ireland in their final group match – where a good win should take them through to the last sixteen in top
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
Defeat in Paris for the Mannschaft, but a bigger defeat for humanity
Usually I release the minute by minute match report a few hours after the end of the match. Barring a few edits and typo corrections, it is usually ready to go. Things were a little different after the game in
Closing out the year
After a strange 2015 that saw the Nationalmannschaft clinch their place in next year’s European Championship finals on the last day of their qualifying campaign, they close out the year with two prestige friendlies. First up are Euro 2016 hosts
France v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
As had been the case in 2012, Germany would kick off their footballing year against France – the second in two pre-arranged friendly encounters between the two sides. In Bremen the French had gone away with a 2-1 win against
Finally!
After a winter hiatus lasting the best part of three months, the Nationalmannschaft’s schedule for 2013 would finally get underway in Paris against France, an opponent against which a victory was long overdue. The French had spoiled Germany’s party in
Inevitably, the flies start dropping…
I sometimes wonder why we still bother with these friendly matches. Unless they serve some sort of purpose – the hastily-arranged fixtures packed in before every major tournament springs to mind – there is just no real point. Fans pay
2013 Starts in Paris: Squad News
Has it been so long? My plan was to write a couple of articles over the Winterpause, but it just didn’t happen. Real life, work, and what can best be described as winter writer’s malaise… I have no excuses. This