adidas German Euro 2012 Home Kit

August 29th, 2011 by FootballBlog.co.uk Editor

Here is the white home kit that Germany will wear next summer for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. A win against Austria on the 2nd September will be enough to confirm their place at Euro 2012. The white home shirt has three diagonal stripes across the chest in the colours of the German flag, [...]

Germans aim for early qualification

June 17th, 2010 by seanbhoy

Loew: confident ahead of second clash Group D hits its crucial stage on Friday with the clash between Germany and Serbia in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Germans set the world alight with their opening display, meaning the Serbs face a daunting task to produce the win they need to keep [...]

Germany easily bounce past Socceroo’s

June 15th, 2010 by seanbhoy

Germany 4 (Podolski 8, Klose 26, Muller 67, Cacau 70)                                                                                              Australia 0 Germany commenced their World Cup quest in magnificent style by hammering Australia 4-0 in Group D on Sunday. It was the first match to take part in Durban during the tournament and Germany treated the stadium to a fitting christening with a compelling [...]

Loew lights fire ahead of Australian showdown

June 12th, 2010 by seanbhoy

The rule of thumb for most will see a fairly predictable outcome for this encounter. A combative, resolute and organised Australian outfit force concern upon Germany for long periods, only to fall foul of glorious failure and the narrowest of defeats.  Such arrogant foresight may not sit well with the inhabitants of Oz, yet winning [...]

Germany World Cup squad 2010

June 7th, 2010 by seanbhoy

Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer (Schalke, age 24, caps 5, goals 0)   Part of the victorious Under-21 side at the 2009 Euros. Has been with his hometown club since childhood. Excellent reflexes and distribution. Prone to lapses in concentation. Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen, age 28, caps 2, goals 0) Massive personality. Fine shot-stopping ability. A reputation for [...]

Bayern quartet hold key to German success

June 1st, 2010 by seanbhoy

The continual contractual disruption surrounding Germany coach, Joachim Low, means this year the Nationalmannschaft enter the World Cup under somewhat of a cloud. Couple this with the loss of injured captain, Michael Ballack, and the mental trauma effecting pre-tournament preparations begins to stock up. Whether they up their game as usual is still anyone’s guess. [...]

Forgotten Germans aim for title number four

May 30th, 2010 by seanbhoy

What is it you can say about the Germans that hasn’t been said a million times already? Since the dawn of time, organisation, solidity and resiliency are the components that piece together their most obvious characteristics. The German football team represents little difference. Where personality, plus a touch of flamboyancy is found lacking, a stubborn [...]

Germany lose first choice World Cup goalkeeper

May 4th, 2010 by FootballBlog.co.uk Editor

It has now been confirmed that Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Rene Adler will miss the World Cup in South Africa this summer as he requires surgery on a rib injury suffered last month. Adler tried to make a comeback last weekend, but after the game, medicals showed that the injury was worse than was initially thought. [...]

Germany reveal new 2010 away shirt

January 28th, 2010 by leewilson

Four time World Cup winners Germany have revealed their new 2010 away shirt that they will wear in case of a kit clash at the World Cup in South Africa. The 1996 European Champions have been a major force at the latter stages in the majority of recent international tournaments. The team will be attempting to win [...]

Germany’s World Cup draw preview

January 15th, 2010 by leewilson

GROUP D Germany Australia Ghana Serbia   World Cup stalwarts Germany have been handed a tricky 1st round which they will have to overcome if they are to go deep into the tournament as they so often do. The Germans qualified with few worries but lack the depth of talent that they have had in [...]