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football flame: Germany, Netherlands secure World Cup spot

18Nov

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football flame: Germany, Netherlands secure World Cup spot

Leroy Sane Germany swept past Slovakia and into the 2026 World Cup as Leroy Sane struck twice and Nick Woltemade scored for the third straight match in a thumping 6-0 win in Leipzig on Monday. The win put Germany through atop Group A and into next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Slovakia finished second and will go into a play-off. Germany have laboured past underdog opponents in this campaign but were 4-0 up at half-time and humming in Leipzig. Woltemade continued his golden run with the opening goal after 18 minutes. Serge Gnabry added the second 11 minutes later. Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz sparked to life late in the first half, laying on two goals for Sane in five minutes. Ridle Baku and debutant Assan Ouedraogo scored in the second half. "We're rel...

latest football news: Germany win to see off Luxembourg

15Nov

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latest football news: Germany win to see off Luxembourg

Nick Woltemade Germany and Netherlands are both on the brink of qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals after the alatest European qualifying matchday. The Germans had Nick Woltemade to thank for the two goals with which the four-time world champions achieved a hard-earned 2-0 win over Luxembourg in their penultimate tie. Woltemade, who has scored his team’s last three goals after also netting the winner in their 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland last month, put the visitors in front in the 49th minute. He slid in to connect with a Leroy Sane cutback with the Germans surprisingly on the backfoot for much of the first half. The Newcastle striker added another in the 69th minute to keep Germany top of Group A on 12 points, with Slovakia, their next opponents on Monday, in...

Jonathan Burkardt withdraws from Germany squad

2Jun

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Jonathan Burkardt withdraws from Germany squad

BOCHUM, GERMANY - MAY 10: Jonathan Burkardt of 1.FSV Mainz 05 celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on May 10, 2025 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images) After Nadiem Amiri and Yann Aurel Bisseck, Jonathan Burkardt is the latest player to withdraw from the Germany squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League Final Four games. According to Kicker, Burkardt suffered a laceration to his heel during training on Sunday which required stitches. The Mainz forward was already a doubt for Wednesday’s game against Portugal after sustaining a toe injury, but it didn’t turn out serious enough to withdraw. Alcaraz Forced to Withdraw from Rome Open 2024 Tennis News The German national team ...

Germany’s World Cup qualifiers group is set

25Mar

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Germany’s World Cup qualifiers group is set

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers logo is seen before the World Cup Qualifiers match Poland - Malta at National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Nations League is, at this point, a well known commodity that the average fan knows a lot about. But one thing about the competition some might not know is that it directly affects the World Cup qualification cycle. Germany could have landed in either World Cup qualifying Group A or Group I, but due to Sunday’s 3-3 draw against Italy and the resulting 5-4 aggregate victory over both legs in the Nations League quarterfinals, Germany are in Group A. This is the resulting group (via @iMiaSanMia): Official: Germany's World Cup qualifiers group Group A:GermanySlovakiaNor...

Germany to host final four in UEFA’s Nations League in June

24Mar

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Germany to host final four in UEFA’s Nations League in June

23 March 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Nations League A, Germany - Italy, play-off round, quarter-finals, second leg, Signal Iduna Park, The logo of the German Football Association (DFB) can be seen on a corner flag before the start of the match. UEFA have confirmed that Germany will host the Nations League finals this June, with Munich and Stuttgart confirmed as the venues for the four-team tournament. The announcement follows Germany’s victory over Italy in the quarter-finals, who had provisionally secured hosting rights under UEFA’s stipulation last December. The semi-final line-up sees hosts Germany face 2019 hosts Portugal at the Munich Football Arena on June 4, while Spain meet France the following night at Stuttgart Stadion. The defeated semi-finalists will con...

Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann doesn’t want to see history repeat itself

23Mar

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Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann doesn’t want to see history repeat itself

MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 19: Head coach Julian Nagelsmann speaks to the media during a Germany press conference ahead of the UEFA Nations League Quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 19, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Former Bayern Munich coach and current German national team boss Julian Nagelsmann is a student of the game and someone who respects history. That said, Nagelsmann has no interest in re-living Italy’s win over Germany at Westfalenstadion back in 2006. “I remember 2006. I’m still not happy that Germany didn’t win. But for me, it’s more important to talk about the present and not the past. We want to write our own history. I’m not afraid. We’re in good form, we’re alert. We have good solutions for tomorrow, and then it will be important to cre...

Germany beat Bosnia 7-0 as revival continues under Julian Nagelsmann

17Nov

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Germany beat Bosnia 7-0 as revival continues under Julian Nagelsmann

Jamal Musiala of Germany is challenged by Armin Gigovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 League A Group A3 match between Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Europa-Park Stadion on November 16, 2024 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Germany has won its UEFA Nations League group thanks to a 7-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in front of a sell-out crowd at the Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg. Die Nationalmannschaft was dominant throughout winning the game thanks to goals by Jamal Musiala (4’), Tim Kleindienst (23’ & 78’), Kai Havertz (37’), Florian Wirtz (50’ & 57’) and Leroy Sané (66’). “We played with a lot of desire both offensively and defensively,” Nagelsmann said after the game. “It was almost perfect. Even after the substitutions, there was n...

Serhou Guirassy’s late goal earns Dortmund victory before Real Madrid test in UCL

19Oct

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Serhou Guirassy’s late goal earns Dortmund victory before Real Madrid test in UCL

Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC St. Pauli 1910 at Signal Iduna Park on October 18, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. Serhou Guirassy scored late as Borussia Dortmund beat promoted St. Pauli 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday, easing some pressure on the club before facing Real Madrid. Substitute Jamie Gittens invigorated Dortmund's attack, beating a defender and crossing for Guirassy to head the winner in the 83rd minute, just five minutes after Eric Smith had equalized with a thunderous strike for the visitors. Dortmund had dominated from the start but failed to turn possession into chances. St. Pauli goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj twice denied Guirassy when it seemed the Guinea sta...

Undav double as Germany stay unbeaten in Nations League

12Oct

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Undav double as Germany stay unbeaten in Nations League

Germany's rebuilding is on the right track. Deniz Undav scored a brace and the four-time World Cup winners extended their unbeaten record in the Nations League to three matches with a convincing 2-1 win at Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday. Following the retirements of Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos, coach Julian Nagelsmann's team started a new cycle and their clean and fluid display against a spirited Bosnia side bodes well for the future. The Germans top their group after also thrashing Hungary 5-0 and drawing in the Netherlands 2-2. In the absence of several stalwarts, the Germans played with confidence, developed complex attacking moves and gave the impression of enjoying themselves. They had plenty of chances to score more and had a couple of goals disallowed for offside. Germany's only downs...

Germany captain Joshua Kimmich praises the team after resounding 5-0 Nations League victory

8Sep

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Germany captain Joshua Kimmich praises the team after resounding 5-0 Nations League victory

Germany kicked off the Nations League campaign with a 5-0 thumping of Hungary. Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala was magnificent, delivering a goal and three assists. Bayern teammate Aleksandar Pavlović linked up with Musiala to score Pavlović’s first international goal in the 77th minute. Today’s match also represented Joshua Kimmich’s first international match since being named captain for Die Mannschaft. In his postgame interview (via @iMiaSanMia), Kimmich said, “It was important that we won today. The first half was good, we could’ve scored more goals. The first 5-10 minutes of the second half were not easy. Rob [Andrich] made a great tackle to deny the equaliser. Then we scored the second through a counter from a corner and then the game became more open. Overall we controlled the...

Nagelsmann confirms Ter Stegen is Germany’s new No. 1

3Sep

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Nagelsmann confirms Ter Stegen is Germany’s new No. 1

Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has confirmed that Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be the national team’s new No. 1. Ter Stegen will finally get his chance after Manuel Neuer announced his retirement in the wake of this summer’s European Championship. Nagelsmann says he has no doubts that Ter Stegen is the right man for the job.“Marc-André is the new number one. He has been a captain in Barcelona for several years and is the clear number one there,” he told reporters. “He’s the same with us. I don’t want to artificially heat up the competition behind him. Oliver Baumann played very well last season and also made a good impression during the European Championship. “Alexander Nübel also performed well in Stuttgart last year. The battle behind him is open, including...