National coach Horst Hrubesch has announced the squad for the German women’s national team’s upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Austria and Iceland. A total of 23 players were nominated, including me Mrs. Schulze Solano from Athletic Bilbao, a newcomer who will wear the national team jersey for the first time. Sweep next to her Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage), Nicole Anyomi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lina Magull (Inter Milan) and Melissa Koessler (TSG Hoffenheim) returned to the squad after a break for various reasons.
Hrubesch commented positively on the observation of talent playing abroad and emphasized the quality that Schulze Solano and bring the returning players into the team. However, the team needs to rely on the experienced Alexandra Popp because of knee problems and Marina Hegering due to a torn muscle fiber, although the national coach wishes both players a speedy recovery.
Despite these failures, it shows Hrubesch confident that they can start the European Championship qualification with the enthusiasm from the successful Olympic qualification. He is counting on maintaining the momentum and performance from the game against the Netherlands in order to successfully advance to the qualifying round.
The German team will gather in Linz on Easter Monday to face Austria on April 5th and Iceland on April 9th. These games are part of a group of four, which also includes Poland, with the aim of qualifying directly for the European Championship finals in Switzerland. There are playoffs for the teams in third and fourth place.
Those: DFB.de
2024-03-27 01:50:35
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