Euro 2024 | Host Germany hope for another summer party after recent tournament flops
The Hindu
Germany's Euro 2024 hopes rest on a revamped squad led by coach Nagelsmann and veteran Kroos.
Another extraordinary summer or another national embarrassment. No one knows quite what to expect from this Germany team heading in the European Championship.
The optimists point to the opportunity of staging another monthlong party like the one that gripped the country when it hosted the 2006 World Cup. The pessimists can point to three straight fiascos at major tournaments that has forced Germany fans to readjust their expectations of the men’s football team.
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The latest signs seem positive, though, with Germany earning impressive wins in friendlies against France and the Netherlands in March after new coach Julian Nagelsmann instigated a shakeup of the squad.
If the team can carry can carry that momentum into the group stage, expect another festive atmosphere in Germany.
“If we get off to a good start, Germany could experience a similar enthusiasm and energy to that of 2006," said Philipp Lahm, the former national team captain who is now the tournament director of Euro 2024.
Many Germans still look back fondly on that summer of 2006, and there are some parallels between the two tournaments.
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