German coach Nagelsmann is relying mainly on the brilliance of Jamal Musiala, Ilkay Guendogan, Toni Kroos and Florian Wirtz, in addition to Niklas Volkrug.
Host Germany will play the 16-final of the European Cup 2024 in football, on Saturday (June 29, 2024), against Denmark in Dortmund, hoping to learn the lessons of its recent draw with Switzerland.
Despite the doubts surrounding the German team's ability to compete for the title, before the start of the tournament, it succeeded in gaining the trust of its fans after it presented strong performances in the group stage. The German team began its
in the tournament by defeating the Scottish team 5-1, then beat the Hungarian team with two clean goals, ensuring its qualification to the round of 16, after which it was able to maintain the lead in Group A, after drawing in stoppage time against the Swiss team in the last round match.
The results of the German team in the tournament held on its home soil reminded the fans of the “summer fairy tale” that was written in the 2006 World Cup, which was hosted by Germany, when the team nicknamed the Machines reached the semi-finals
Julian Nagelsmann, the coach of the German national team, is looking forward to leading the team to reach the furthest possible role, especially since he was able in a short period of time to restore confidence to his players and the fans, as he took over the coaching of the German national team after it bid farewell to the last two editions of the World Cup in the group stage in addition to bidding farewell to the last edition of the Nations Championship. Europe from the round of 16.
The midfield and attack brilliance
Despite the difficulty of the German team's path to reaching the final, if it passes through Denmark, where strong teams such as Spain, France, Portugal and Belgium are waiting for it, Nagelsmann raises the slogan of challenge with his young players for the dream of reaching the final match held in Berlin. He will be waiting for the German team that wins the other round of 16 match between Spain and Georgia, but first it must cross the obstacle of the Danish team, which has not lost in its last seven matches, during which it achieved five victories and two draws.
The German team will enter the match with great confidence, especially after its performance in the three matches, in addition to the brilliance of the midfield and attack players, as the German team has so far scored eight goals in the tournament, and conceded two goals. Nagelsmann is relying mainly on the brilliance of Jamal Musiala, Ilkay Guendogan, Toni Kroos and Florian Wirtz, in addition to Niklas Volkrug.
There are doubts about Antonio Rudiger's participation in the match due to a strain in his thigh muscle, and if his absence from the match is confirmed, Nagelsmann will be forced to rely on two new centre-backs, especially since the other main defender, Yonatan Tah, will miss the match due to suspension.
Nagelsmann may include Nico Schlotterbeck and Vladimar Anton, who have not played together before, knowing that their total international matches are 15.
Although the German national team is the most prominent candidate to win the match, Niklas Volkrug, the German national team striker, warned of the danger of the Danish national team. Volkrug said on the Magenta channel: “I think that the Danish national team is the most organized competitor that we can face. They work hard and are characterized by great cohesion when in possession of the ball or without it.”
The strengths of the Danish national team
On the other hand, the Danish team knows that it will not be the most prominent candidate to win the match, but it will strive to achieve a surprise and defeat the German team in its home and qualify for the quarter-finals. The Danish national team, which won the title in 1992 at the expense of the German national team, qualified for this round, occupying second place in the third group after drawing in its three matches in the group stage, against Slovenia 1-1, against England with the same score, and against Serbia 0-0.
