German National Team

Talking, shouting, gesticulating, encouraging —Thomas Müller tried everything on Friday evening in Leipzig to drag his teammates into the game. Yet he was barely even in it himself, as Germany lost 1-0 to Hungary, a first defeat for head…

Talking, shouting, gesticulating, encouraging – Thomas Müller tried everything on Friday evening in Leipzig to drag his teammates into the game. Yet he was barely even in it himself, as Germany lost 1-0 to Hungary, a first defeat for head…

As usual ahead of an international women's football tournament, there was a limited amount of interest. Don't get me wrong, it was considerably more than it had been in the past, but nothing in comparison to a men's tournament. And to be…

If there's one thing Germany midfielder Lena Oberdorf has learned about herself at Euro 2022, it's how she reaches top gear. "I need three or four good tackles in order to get into a match," she told DW. Tackling has always been a key…

The German national team's general manager Oliver Bierhoff has expressed serious concerns over the awarding of this year's World Cup to Qatar. Responding to research by German broadcasters RTL and n-tv into the treatment of members of the…

Neither the German Football Association (DFB) nor local police will take any further action against a group of football fans who displayed a banner at a recent Germany game highlighting alleged human rights abuses in Qatar and urging a…

Hansi Flick has little time and opportunity left to tinker and was well aware that this, more than any other, was a test his short tenure would be judged on. Before the match, the Germany head coach had promised to "go out and win with the…

Italy 1-1 Germany(Pellegrini 70' – Kimmich 73')Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna It took over 70 minutes and an Italy goal for Germany to finally register a serious shot on target in Bologna – but it finally arrived when it mattered. There…

Four games in 10 days. It's not an abnormal workload for an elite player in the cut and thrust of a domestic season. But it's an unusual task in early June. Hansi Flick's Germany kick off their Nations League campaign against Italy in…

Four games in 10 days. It's not an abnormal workload for an elite player in the cut and thrust of a domestic season. But it's an unusual task in early June. Hansi Flick's Germany kick off their Nations League campaign against Italy in…