German football is escaping its next full embarrassment by a hair’s breadth!
2-2 against Hungary. As runners-up in the group, we qualify for the round of 16. Meet on Tuesday (6pm) in England. At Wembley. In our favorite stadium. A classic. But it has to get better. Much better. Otherwise we look old against the hitherto harmless English …
So bad – and still continue!
It is an incredibly dramatic European Championship evening. We’re already out, then back in, then out again, in the end in second place.
Small consolation: We are spared a preliminary round like at the 2018 World Cup. But we’re damn close.
At 9:11 p.m. Germany is out of the EM and the era of national coach Jogi Löw is over.
11. Minute: Long cross from Freiburg’s Sallai from the right. Mainz’s Szalai lurks between Hummels and Ginter (picks up the offside) and sends the ball into the goal with a diving header to make it 1-0.
In the third game of the tournament, Germany falls 0: 1 behind. At that moment we slide down to group place 4. It remains for the time being, when in the parallel game of our group Portugal against France 1-0 lead (foul penalty from Ronaldo) and also after the equalizer for France (foul penalty from Benzema).
10.10 p.m .: We are suddenly back in the EM. Benzema shoots France 2-1 in the lead. At this moment we are climbing to 3rd place because we are better in direct comparison with Portugal. But that is not how it remains.
10:22 p.m .: Ronaldo equalizes with a hand penalty to 2-2, we fall back to 4th place – and are out of the tournament at this minute.
10:26 p.m .: Compensation for Germany. After a Gulacsi mistake, Havertz is on the spot, pushing the ball from three meters with his head over the line (66th). We’re back.
10:28 p.m .: And again we’re out! After kicking a long ball on Szalai, who simply pushes the ball through. Schäfer is there with his head in front of Neuer, making it 2-1 for Hungary. How can this happen?
10:43 p.m .: A Werner shot is blocked. Goretzka grabs the margin, hits from 15 meters – 2: 2.
The redemption, also because it remains in the game Portugal against France at 2-2. Goalscorer Goretzka afterwards on ZDF: “It is of course happy that the ball fell in front of my feet.”
We’re shaking our way to the last sixteen!
Löw tries a lot. Switches to a back four during the break. Even brings Müller, who after his capsule injury in his knee gives his okay in a test in the morning and sits on the bench. He came in in the 68th minute, shortly afterwards it was 1: 2. Goretzka comes in in the 58th minute. A good decision.
Captain Neuer: “We’re just relieved to qualify as second in the group. It was a nerve-racking thriller. It’s hard against a team like that when you’re 1-0 down. The Hungarians tried to close everything. “
Now at Wembley against England!
Neuer: “It’s a completely different game. England are stronger. It’s a knockout game, anything is possible. And Wembley suits us. “
Kimmich: “There is no better game. Hopefully we have now reached the tournament. We’re hot. “
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