DFB national coach Joachim Löw is planning the international comeback of Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller in the EM test against Denmark in Innsbruck. Hummels and Müller, who were brought back to the German national team after more than two years, should stabilize the team. The Danes, who shot down Austria 4-0 in the World Cup qualification in Vienna at the end of March, are a real benchmark on Wednesday (9 p.m.) in the Tivoli Stadium.
The next preparatory stage for the last tournament in Löw’s long-term era is to be ignited at his old place of work. The ex-FC Tirol coach wishes for “progress” in all areas: “The team should consolidate and gather competition practice.” it is now “important to crystallize a certain core”.
Training camp until June 6th in Seefeld
No spectators are allowed. An application by the DFB for admission of a limited number of fans was rejected by the local authorities with reference to the valid coronavirus regulation. Germany has been preparing for the European Championship in Seefeld since last Friday, and the ex-world champion will be quartered in Tyrol until June 6th. All 16 field players who have trained together in Seefeld in the last few days should play against the Danes who are also qualified for the European Championship.
However, there is a question mark behind Toni Kroos and Jamal Musiala, who later came after a coronavirus infection and who have only had an individual exercise program due to a muscle injury. Bayern player Leon Goretzka arrived after a torn muscle fiber in his thigh, he is not yet eligible for the game. The Champions League winners Antonio Rüdiger, Kai Havertz and Timo Werner from Chelsea and the loser in the final, Ilkay Gündogan from Manchester City, should be in Seefeld from Thursday.
After the training camp in Tyrol, the DFB team will play the EM dress rehearsal next Monday in Düsseldorf against Latvia. At the EM, besides France, the European champions Portugal and Hungary are the German opponents in group F. Denmark, which will contest its EM dress rehearsal on Sunday against Bosnia-Herzegovina, will face Belgium, Finland and Russia in pool B.
Goalie Cillessen is out for EM
For the Netherlands, Austria’s second group opponent at the European Championships, a stress test against European championship starter Scotland is on the program on Wednesday (8.45 p.m. CEST) as part of the training camp in Portugal. National goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who tested positive for the corona virus and therefore missed the finals, will not be there. “I find it very bitter for Jasper,” said Bondscoach Frank de Boer.
There was no alternative to the decision. “We don’t know how long it will take with him. He would have missed the first game anyway, so he would not have been able to take part in the entire preparation. But we’re playing a European Championship and I need players who are 100 percent fit, ”said de Boer. Marco Bizot (30 / AZ Alkmaar), who was already one of the four keepers of the provisional squad, therefore moved into the fixed EM squad of the Oranje team.
For the “Elftal”, the international match against Scotland will be a real test, since the Scots have been swimming on a wave of euphoria since they managed to qualify for the European Championship after a penalty thriller against Serbia in the play-off final. In a World Cup qualifying group with Austria, the team is second behind Denmark and two places ahead of the ÖFB team. For the first time in 22 years, Scotland is going to a major tournament. The group opponents have it all, however, as Pool D is against vice world champions Croatia, the Czech Republic and England.
