In a festive atmosphere at the Allianz Arena, in Munich, on a day of tribute to Manuel Neuer, Ilkay Gundogan, Toni Kroos and Thomas Müller, Germany beat the Netherlands 1-0 and guaranteed, from now on, qualification for the quarterfinals. Nations League final.
With the Allianz Arena packed to capacity, it was a beautiful tribute to the four internationals who marked an era in teambefore saying goodbye to the Germany team.
With the ball rolling, the two neighbors played a balanced and very competitive game. Germany entered the game celebrating, but the goal scored by Jamie Leweling, after just 2 minutes, would end up being disallowed as indicated by VAR.
The half-time arrived goalless, but it would be Jamie Leweling who opened the scoring, in the 64th minute, after a corner kick. The Dutch defense tried to take the ball out of their area, but the young Stuttgart winger scored a beautiful goal, with no chance of defending Verbruggen.
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October 14, 2024
A missile that allowed Germany to reach 10 points at the top of the classification and, in this way, ensure, from now on, their presence in the quarter-finals, since the Netherlands and Hungary, in second place, with just 5 points, are still going face.
In the other game in this same group, Hungary went to Zenica to beat Bosnia 2-0, with a double from Szoboszlai who, after opening the scoring in the 38th minute, scored again in the 50th, converting a penalty.