European Championship Germany – Switzerland
“A crucial game”
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Germany wins group with 1:1 against Switzerland
The DFB team has secured group victory at the European Championships. The team of national coach Julian Nagelsmann played 1:1 (0:1) against Switzerland in Frankfurt and will now play their round of 16 match next Saturday at 9 p.m. in Dortmund.
Germany equalized late against Switzerland and secured victory in the European Championship group. The hero of the evening was goal scorer Niclas Füllkrug. He was surprised himself at how well he played his role. The comments on the game.
After winning the group at the European Football Championship with a late 1:1 draw against Switzerland, Julian Nagelmann is starting the new week with a measured program. The national players get a day off on Tuesday, after the usual substitute training on Monday. “The day after tomorrow is a day off, no training,” the national coach announced in an ARD interview late on Sunday evening. The players around captain İlkay Gündoğan have to stay in the team’s quarters in Herzogenaurach, but can organize their time there freely, Nagelsmann noted.
In general, the national coach was satisfied despite the rather mixed performance. Comments on the game:
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Julian Nagelsmann: “We took a lot of risks to get the point. We had some very good situations. Switzerland were very aggressive, we held up well. In the end, we deserved to get the point and are deserved group winners. David with a very good cross, Fülle with a very, very good goal.”
Toni Kroos: “First of all, we are happy that we managed it. We have shown once again that we can handle being behind, that we believe in ourselves until the end. That helps the team. I don’t think the deficit was deserved at that point. We believed in it, were on the gas for 90 minutes and were rewarded in the end. I have to say that I am totally satisfied with the team.”
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İlkay Gündoğan: “To be honest, I don’t think it could have gone any better in the end. It was a very, very unpleasant game for us. We are unluckily behind. (…) We can benefit from the emotions and the significance of this equaliser for the next games. But it shows that it definitely won’t get any easier. That was very good for morale and I think you could see how well the team is doing.”
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Niclas Füllkrug: “I’m not actually used to playing as a joker. It’s important to prepare for the game as if you were going to play, to give the team a lot of energy beforehand. A lot of things just went right, and I’m happy about that. We knew we were through, but we really wanted to finish first in the group. The Swiss did really well, especially in the center. Our players didn’t always get through. We should have equalized a little earlier. That could have been a crucial point. Whether you finish first or second in the group can be decisive. In retrospect, that will definitely have been a crucial game.”
Robert Andrich: “I was no longer on the pitch when the goal was scored. I’ll speak to Granit Xhaka in a moment. We brought a bit of the Leverkusen mentality into the game today with the late goal.”
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Michael Ballack: “We obviously increased the pace in the second half. We had more chances. The Swiss defended with all their might and threw themselves into the way. Sometimes it just takes the last minute. We were patient and we never stopped believing. That is 100 percent a psychologically important moment. That you turn the game around with the people you bring in.”
Bastian Schweinsteiger: “The team knows what it can do and where it has weaknesses. We still have to focus on the small mistakes it still makes, the passing errors. We were the team that was more dominant, had more possession of the ball. I’m annoyed about the 1-0, I think the commitment needed to be more alert is missing. Otherwise we defend well, but we keep giving the opponent a chance to come back, we have to stop that.”
