It was a glorious summer for German football, with Stefan Kuntz’s Under-21 team winning the European Championship, and the experimental squad securing a first Confederations Cup victory in Russia. After close to two months of international football starvation, we are
Germany v England: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
A friendly, but one of those friendlies. One more match to add to the long list of Germany versus England matches, and arguably not exactly a classic. But for one man, the evening would turn into a glorious farewell. The
Tschö, Poldi! Podolski signs off in style with a stunner
The first international action of 2017 sees Germany take on England, almost a year after the last meeting between the two teams in Berlin’s Olympiastadion. On that evening Joachim Löw’s side would throw away a two goal lead as their
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
Germany v Czech Republic: Match Analysis and Player Ratings
Having started their World Cup qualifying campaign with a convincing 3-0 victory over Norway in Oslo, Germany got back on the road to Russia with a home meeting with the Czech Republic – the first of a two-match double header.
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
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