Football victory against the Netherlands
“Germany has become a candidate for the title”
Status: 27.03.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
Germany can hope for a new football summer fairy tale
Germany can hope for a new football summer fairy tale. 80 days before the opening game at the home European Championship, the DFB team, newly formed by national coach Julian Nagelsmann, won the second big test against Oranje 2-1 (1-1) after the 2-0 win in France.
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The national team is back in the big leagues with victories against France and the Netherlands. The international media now has a lot of confidence in Germany at the European Football Championship. The press reviews.
After the victory against France at the weekend, the German national soccer team also won the second major European Championship test against the Netherlands. For record national player Lothar Matthäus, the DFB team is “among the narrow circle of favorites” at the home tournament after the two victories. After the 2-1 win in Frankfurt/Main against the Netherlands, he said on RTL: “It’s a relief for everyone involved, and now they know what they can do.”
The international and national media are also surprised by the surprising successes. The press reviews.
Netherlands
De Volkskrant: “Sometimes it seemed as if the wax museum was visiting Frankfurt, there was so little movement in the team. The difference between the games in neighboring countries was about as big as the difference between life and death (…). The football of the team, which wore the colors pink and purple for the first time, was like life itself. Creative, forward-looking, with clever passes between the lines, with changes of position. (…) A lot went wrong for the Germans too, but their intentions were clear. They wanted to win. Orange didn’t want to lose.”
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The Telegraph: “Ronald Koeman will have to tinker a lot in the coming weeks to form a European Championship team that can at least travel to Germany as outsiders for the European Championship title. As they did against Scotland, the Dutch remained far from their top form in Germany.”
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AD: “Oranje briefly thought they could work towards the European Championship with an acceptable draw, but a header from substitute Niclas Füllkrug gave the Germans victory just a centimeter behind the goal line.”
Spain
AS: “Kroos brings Germany into the game. The Netherlands were no opponent for Kroos and Germany, which completely regenerated itself with its comeback and became a title candidate on its own.”
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Brand: “Germany also wins thanks to Kroos, who played for 90 minutes”
Sports world: “Kroos’ Germany is still on the road to recovery. Germany (…) seems to have overcome the November crisis with two disappointing defeats, at least for the time being.”
France
The Team: “Germany dominates the Netherlands and gains self-confidence for their home European Championships. Julian Nagelsmann seems to have found his formula. With two significant wins in two preparation games, Germany appears to be ready less than three months before the European Championships.”
Deutschland
Kicker: “With momentum towards the European Championships: Füllkrug’s shoulder secures a late victory. Against the Netherlands, the DFB team showed morale after an early deficit and turned the game around late.”
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Spiegel: “The pink spaceship is floating. The German national team celebrates its second win in a row against the Netherlands. And suddenly EM euphoria arises around this team, which has been fighting against loss of importance for years. (…) Leroy Sané was missing due to a red card and was in the stadium in Frankfurt as a spectator. If he repeats his performance from the first half of the Bundesliga, Sané is a clear candidate for the starting eleven. According to the current impressions, captain İlkay Gündoğan would have to give way – there is a threat of a new construction site.”
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BILD: “Pink party! After the win against France, the German national team turned a 0-1 deficit against Holland into a 2-1 win – the home European Championship can come!
Sport1: “Germany shocks Orange. Furious DFB performance in the cracker against the Netherlands – and victory in the prestigious duel with a completely crazy goal!”
