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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 14, 2014
Germany got back to winning ways on Friday night with a 4-0 win over Gibraltar in Group D of their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. After a worrying start against Scotland, Ireland and Poland, Joachim Low’s side secured all three points and a comfortable win in Nuremberg in front of their demanding fans. The recent World Cup champions will, of course, question their inability to convert on...
Published: October 14, 2014
The world champions were once again left puzzled on Tuesday night when Ireland came to the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and held Germany to a 1-1 draw. Despite already being under some immense pressure following an unexpected 2-0 defeat to Poland in the previous match on Saturday and an unconvincing win against Scotland, Joachim Low saw more of the same from his side against the Irish and ultimately...
Published: October 11, 2014
Poland notched their first competitive win over Germany in 19 tries on Saturday night, stunning the World Cup winners with a 2-0 victory in Warsaw in the two teams’ Euro 2016 qualifier. It marked the first qualifying-match loss for Joachim Low’s team since 2007 and their first competitive defeat since becoming world champions. This result now knocks Group D wide open, with Poland,...
Published: September 5, 2014
This Sunday, Scotland take on the might of newly crowned world champions Germany, in the first competitive showdown of both sides’ Euro 2016 qualification campaign. Joachim Low’s team will be confident of overcoming the might of Gordon Strachan’s side when the two meet at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, yet it wasn’t so long ago that the Tartan Army were celebrating...
Published: August 1, 2014
With the arrival of the summer transfer window so too comes the inevitable transfer gossip linking one of Borussia Dortmund‘s best players with a top club across Europe. This time it’s defender Mats Hummels who’s supposedly on his way to English side Manchester United. The English press have relentlessly pursued the case of Hummels becoming the next Premier League star, with...
Published: July 14, 2014
In a manner only too befitting of this footballing nation, Germany overcame Argentina in the final of the World Cup with a collective performance that trounced any individual brilliance that the South Americans could muster. Joachim Low’s side certainly have their own stars—from Arsenal‘s record-breaking signing Mesut Ozil to Bayern Munich’s cast of Euro-conquering warriors—yet...
Published: July 12, 2014
Lionel Messi will undoubtedly be at his absolute best on Sunday, when Argentina try to make history by winning the World Cup in the heart of Brazil. All that stands between them and utter humiliation for the host nation are Germany and Joachim Low’s favoured squad. The European regulars of the competition have been dubbed comfortable favourites ahead of the clash, but nobody expects them...
Published: July 8, 2014
In what has been a truly outstanding tournament thus far, the World Cup finally welcomed its first genuinely great side on Tuesday night when Germany overcame hosts Brazil 7-1 at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. Although Joachim Low’s side had already been touted as comfortable favourites—following the injury to Neymar and the suspension of Thiago Silva—nobody could have predicted...
Published: July 1, 2014
Although Germany continued their march toward World Cup success on Monday with a 2-1 win over Algeria, it was the type of victory that felt almost like defeat through the manner of the performance. Joachim Low’s side spent much of the game as the second best team on the park, as plucky Algeria defied the odds and pushed the German side all the way to extra time; an enjoyable game for neutrals...
Published: June 21, 2014
Buoyed by an impressive opening day victory over Portugal, Germany took to the task of overcoming Ghana in high spirits; however, the shock was just as notable after a stunning 2-2 draw with Ghana. Although Joachim Low’s side are still on course to qualify—with just one point needed against final Group G opponents United States next Thursday—the shared points on the night now mean...