Germany, host of the Eurocup, Four-time world champion and triple European champion, he opens the tournament this Friday (2 pm, Colombian time, Espn TV), against Scotland, in the first step of the tournament.
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“Present in the semifinals of all the major tournaments between 2006 and 2016, the ‘Mannschaft’ has been going through an unprecedented wasteland in its history since the 2018 World Cup, being eliminated in the group stage in the World Cups 2018 and 2022 and in the round of 16 in the Euro Cup three years ago,” said the AFP agency.
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And he added: “An anomaly that reached its zenith in September 2023 with the dismissal of the coach Hansi Flick, something that German Football Federation (DFB) had never done it before.”
The information warns that the “arrival at the end of September of Julian Nagelsmann has given breath back to the ‘Mannschaft’, which has recovered the great craftsman for the cause Toni Kroos, in what will be his last tournament before retiring as a professional.” “We should dream and then reflect on what it means to reach the final and even win it,” said the young coach at a press conference, during preparation for the tournament.
Against Scotland, Germany wants to use as a warning for the competition and as a starting point a new “Sommermärchen”, the fairy tale in which the entire country entered during the 2006 World Cup, in which Germany was also host and where it reached the semi-finals.
“It could be the start,” he says. Thomas Müller, who is one of the last three players on the team that won the 2014 World Cup, along with Kroos and the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
“It can push us in the rest of the tournament. The responsibility is on our shoulders,” said captain Ilkay Gündogan.
“This time, Scotland does not have the reputation of being a great European team and has never made it past the group stage of a European Championship or World Cup. But, captained by Andrew Robertson, the “Tartan Army” shone during qualification in 2023, beating Erling Haaland’s Norway (2-1 as a visitor) and above all Spain (2-0), title candidate. said AFP.
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