Next big disappointment for the German national team: four-time world champion is in Europe only second-rate. Archrival Holland sealed before the final duel on Monday with the premature descent.
The conclusion in the Nations League will run for the Team of national coach Joachim Löw to a bitter look. The Dutch have already fallen prior to the final match in the Nations Cup in Germany on Monday (from 20:30 in the DW audio stream), the four-time world champion in the group B of the newly created competition. The Dutchman defeated on Friday evening in Rotterdam, champion of France with 2:0 (1:0) victory.
In order for the Löw-Team with a point is definitely the Last of the group 1. In Rotterdam, Georginio Wijnaldum (44 met.) from Liverpool and Memphis Depay (90.+6, foul penalty) from Olympique Lyon. According to a command from Frenkie de Jong, Steven N’zonzi deflected the Ball with his head, unhappy. France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris saved a first against Ryan Babel. The margin Wijnaldum put into the grid. The 28-year-old professional had already met a month ago in Amsterdam against Germany and for the 3:0 score. Against France, there was for Germany a 0:0 in Munich and a 1:2 in Paris.
Wijnaldum was on Friday at De Kuip, the man of the Evening. Even before his goal the midfielder Lloris had brought great distress. The French had but the hosts first in the handle. The Oranje remained in the second section of dangerous and had, among others, by captain Virgil van Dijk (60.) and Denzel Dumfries (63.) great opportunities to further goals. But Lloris held outstanding. Antoine Griezmann gave the best Chance for the equalizer after the break, Stuttgart-Profi Benjamin Pavard just had cleared.In injury time, Depay turned ice-cold the penalty. Mouussa Sissoko had put de Jong.
Holland (6 meter) can now extrude with a victory against Germany in the Schalke Arena, even France (7) of square one, and for the final tournament in June 2019 to qualify.
“We have done it ourselves”, was Ex-world champion Thomas Müller already declared for the descent case. For Löw, the crash is “not the end of the world”. You don’t need to accept “just because the results were just as we imagined it. Since we are playing in 2020, just down this time,” said Löw.
Has prevents more goals against: France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (in Yellow)
“The most important thing in the next year, the qualification for the European Championships, to us elusive, and in our game-plan to be safe”, Löw explained before the final K. o.: “We are in a Phase of upheaval.” Perhaps you have made the mistake, “to hang the Nations League is a bit too high”. 2020, the DFB has to compete-a Team now in the second Division, and as group winners return to the A-League.
DFB President Reinhard Grindel do not need to worry about after the shameful losses in the preliminary rounds at the world Cup in Russia, now that the mood slips back into the cellar. “For me it is important that we show against the Netherlands again, such a good game like against Russia,” explained the Association’s chief already.
sw/bru (dpa, sid)