Can the hosts claim glory?

 

Three time European Champions Germany will kick-off Euro 2024 on home soil on Friday when they take on Scotland in the Group A curtain-raiser.

Since lifting their fourth World Cup in Brazil in 2014, Die Mannschaft have endured 10 years of hurt, something which has amused much of the globe nearly as much as it has irked Germany fans.

Can they roll back the years and return to their former glories and add the 2024 title to the 1972, 1980 and 1996 crowns?

Let’s have a look at how the hosts are shaping up…

Group A

This is perhaps the easiest group to predict according to most bookies and fans. Germany, three-time winners, three-time runners-up, who have qualified for the finals more than any other side, will face neighbours Switzerland, Hungary and Scotland.

Germany will take on Scotland in the first game of the tournament in Munich on June 14 but it’s likely to be their clash with Hungary in Stuttgart five days later, and potentially the final-day clash with Switzerland in Frankfurt on June 23 which will determine the order in which they finish in Group A.

Germany are heavy odds on to finish top and the shortest price with the bookies to win all their group games, however they lag well behind England and France in the betting to lift the trophy.

 

How come they are not favourites? It’s at home, right?

Well, the short answer is because they are ranked 16th in the FIFA world rankings with eight European sides ahead of them.

The past 10 years have not been kind to Germany. Since they thrashed the hosts on their way to lifting the World Cup in Rio in 2014 they have suffered an historically bad run, going out in the group stage in both the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Qatar 2022 and losing in pretty dismal fashion in the Round of 16 against England at Wembley at Euro 2020.

The page was turned as Joachim Low departed in 2021 but his replacement Hansi Flick became the first Germany manager to be sacked, ever, when he was axed in September 2023 after…

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Author : Alex Hoad

Publish date : 2024-06-13 08:00:59

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