Julian Draxler’s Breakout Performance Highlights Germany’s Strong Slovakia Win

World champions Germany announced their intentions at Euro 2016 with an impressive 3-0 win over Slovakia in the round of 16 in Lille, France, on Sunday. There was a sense around the team that the tournament would only truly start in the knockout stage, and, if the performance against hopelessly overwhelmed Slovakia is any indication, Joachim Low’s men have indeed kicked into another gear. Germany’s... 

Mario Gomez Must Keep His Spot as Euro 2016 Really Kicks off for Germany

With the knockout stages right around the corner, there’s a sense that, for Germany, Euro 2016 is about to really start. Failure to get out of a group that also contained Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine would have gone down as perhaps the biggest surprise in Euros history, and even winning it with seven points and not conceding a goal can’t be seen as anything more than par for the... 

Stopping Marek Hamsik Germany’s Top Priority in Round-of-16 Match vs. Slovakia

Germany advanced to the round of 16 of Euro 2016 as winners of Group C and will face Slovakia in Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday. Seeing as the world champions are in the tougher half of the Euros bracket—alongside teams such as Spain, Italy, hosts France and England—they would perhaps have preferred to come in second and face Switzerland in the round of 16, even though,... 

Joshua Kimmich, Mario Gomez Revitalise Germany’s Attack in Northern Ireland Win

There are two ways to look at Germany’s 1-0 win over Northern Ireland and, more importantly, the much-improved performance of the world champions at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday. On the one hand, they only beat Northern Ireland. The Green and White Army fought bravely, but ultimately they were so limited that Germany’s Toni Kroos alone completed more passes than the... 

Mesut Ozil Will Be Germany’s Key to Breaking Down Northern Ireland

Germany could be through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 before they take the field at the Parc des Princes for their match against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. If England beat Slovakia on Monday, the four points the world champions won against Ukraine and Poland will guarantee them a finish among the four best third-placed teams. Of course, the team will hardly recognise the result from Saint-Etienne.... 

Germany Have Yet to Find the Right Balance in Their Hunt for Euro 2016 Glory

Germany’s first two matches of their Euro 2016 campaign have followed a familiar script: Much like in the four previous major tournaments under head coach Joachim Low, the team followed up a fairly convincing win in the opening game with a somewhat underwhelming second performance. Having beaten Ukraine 2-0 and drawn 0-0 with Poland, “they’re top of the table, of course, but none... 

Thomas Muller’s Struggles vs. Poland Highlight Germany’s Stuttering Attack

Germany’s surprising struggles in second matches at major tournaments under Joachim Low continued with a goalless draw against Poland in Stade de France on Thursday. The world champions have now won only one of their five second matches under the 56-year-old’s leadership, and they didn’t look particularly close to adding a second win against their northeastern neighbours. Poland thoroughly... 

3 Changes Joachim Low Should Consider as Germany Face Poland

Germany face Poland in their second match of the group stages at Euro 2016 in the Stade de France on Thursday. Seeing as both teams won their opening games against Ukraine and Northern Ireland, respectively, the matchup could already decide the winner of Group C. If recent history is anything to go by, it’s going to be a close contest. The two teams have met three times in the last two years,... 

Germany Mustn’t Allow 2-0 Win over Ukraine to Whitewash Defensive Issues

Germany kicked off their fifth major tournament under Joachim Low’s guidance on Sunday, and the World Cup holders kept their perfect record in opening matches alive: Germany are the first team at Euro 2016 to win with more than a one-goal advantage and arguably cemented their status among the favourites to win the tournament, but not everything was sunshine and roses. In fact, there were... 

Germany Need Convincing Start to Euro 2016 Campaign vs. Ukraine

Germany kick off their Euro 2016 campaign with a meeting with Ukraine on Sunday in Lille. If history is anything to go by, they should come away with a comfortable win. They’ve won every first match of a major tournament under Joachim Low, beating Poland at Euro 2008, Australia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Portugal in both 2012 and 2014 by a combined scoreline of 11-0. The 56-year-old knows... 

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