After a longer than usual winter break, Germany’s 2019 begins in Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena against Serbia. After a traumatic 2018 and a catalogue of disasters both on and off the pitch, coach Jogi Löw has set his stall for the
2019 begins: the year after the annus horribilis
It has been an incredibly tough year for German football, and what was one seen as a bastion of innovation and stability has threatened to turn into a basket case. In days gone by, one would have expected to see
Going Dutch: Germany dazzle before fading dramatically against the Netherlands
It is time for the last match of 2018, and Germany are set to close out the year with their final UEFA Nations League fixture against their old rivals from the Netherlands in Gelsenkirchen. The Oranje’s 2-0 win over France
Youthful Germany back to winning ways as they hit three against Russia
It is hard to imagine right now, but this time last year Germany had been unbeaten for close to eighteen months. After a traumatic World Cup, 2018 finally comes to an end with a friendly against this summer’s hosts Russia
Closing out the Annus horribilis: the squad for Russia and the Netherlands
What a difference a year makes. Last November, Germany were preparing for two friendlies against England and France. Two draws meant that the Nationalmannschaft went through 2017 unbeaten, a record that would eventually end in a 0-1 friendly defeat against
Netherlands v Germany: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
If Germany were looking to continue on the path to post-World Cup recovery in this week’s UEFA Nations League encounter with the Netherlands, all of those thoughts had been completely revised by the end of the ninety minutes. After a
Humiliation in Holland: Abject Germany hammered in Amsterdam
After getting their UEFA Nations League campaign underway with a goalless draw with France in Munich, Jogi Löw’s men are up against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. It is not a “must win” scenario, but three points will bring die Nationalmannschaft
The flies keep dropping, and the struggle is far from over
Many observers and commentators have been sceptical about the new-fangled UEFA Nations League, but for Germany these matches have become more important than ever. After the summer’s failure in the World Cup, there is a desperate need for team to
Germany v Peru: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
After the goalless draw against newly-crowned world champions France three nights earlier, Jogi Löw’s German team were just about good enough against a limited but energetic Peru in Sinsheim. The coach rang the changes for the friendly against the South
Germany v France: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
Ahead of Germany’s first match of the season against France, there was plenty of trepidation. Badly traumatised and with the wounds still raw from this summer’s debacle in Russia, a match against the team that had taken the World Cup
Unlucky Germany draw a blank in Nations League opener against France
After a tumultuous summer and over two months of soul searching, the time has come for Germany to take their first steps on the road to footballing recovery. The start of the inaugural UEFA Europa Nations League sees the Nationalmannschaft
Germany v South Korea: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
So, where do we begin? I am going to keep it simple here, as more will be on the way. In what has to go down in one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far, Germany are out.