With four points on the board ahead of their final group against Northern Ireland at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Joachim Löw’s Germany are assured a top three finish, and have one foot in the last sixteen. While the
Closing in on the last sixteen
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
Euro 2016 Draw: Eastern European flavour, with a dash of Irish charm
In 2012, Germany were thrown together with Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark in what was widely described as the “Group of Death”. In the buildup towards the Euro 2016 draw in Paris there had been the usual fears of ending
Mario Balotelli ruined my Summer
It is hard to believe that the Euros are finally all over. Ten qualifying matches. Months of anticipation and buildup. Then, just over three weeks of football, extracting every last emotion and shredding every last nerve. Especially if you were
Pick four from twenty-seven: The Preliminary Euro 2012 Squad
With just over a month remaining until the big kick-off in Poland and the Ukraine, the preliminary group of twenty-seven players have been named by Nationaltrainer Jogi Löw.
Just over a month to go…
I just thought I’d give you all an update on how things are going – time is flying fast, and before we know it will all be kicking off in Poland and the Ukraine. Though with the case of the
Todesgruppe!
Well, the draw for the finals of Euro 2012 has been made… OK, so it’s not as bad as the much-feared Spain-Portugal-France combo, but pretty tough all the same. Drawn in Group B based in the Ukraine, the Mannschaft have
Kicker’s Ratings and Latest News
Kicker Online’s ratings for the game against the Ukraine were published today, and make for some interesting comparisons to those posted by myself and Bild. While Bild and I disagreed on most things but selected the same Man of the
Ukraine v Germany post-match review and ratings
On the face of things, pulling the score back to 3-3 having been 3-1 down at half-time is no mean achievement. However this only tells half the story on an evening that saw an unnecessarily exciting encounter shaped wholly by
Ein Karneval in Kiew
It’s 11.11.11, and time for the report on the friendly international against the Ukraine in Kyiv. I have managed to find a fairly decent stream in Ukrainian on a channel called Inter (Інтер). It is working pretty well at the