International Friendlies | Germany VS Greece; Saturday 08 June at 02:45 GMT +8
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Germany, a renowned national team, won its last major trophy in 2014 at the World Cup in Brazil. However, since then, their performance has been subpar. In the previous World Cup in Qatar, they finished in the Group phase, a disaster. As hosts of the upcoming EURO, they have not played in the Qualifiers and have had mixed results in friendlies. However, their results have improved as the EURO approaches.
Greece, who won the EURO title in Portugal 20 years ago, will miss the upcoming EURO due to failing to qualify. They finished third in a tough group with France, Netherlands, Ireland, and Gibraltar. Having won UEFA Nations League C, they had the opportunity to play in the Playoffs but lost to Georgia in the Finals after penalties.
Germany has had mixed results in the last year and a half, playing only friendly matches and having mixed results. However, they have managed to win against the Netherlands, France, and Ukraine in the last three games, potentially securing a three-game winning streak. Greece has had solid results in recent matches, but most of their good results came at home. They have lost three of the last four matches and only won in the last eight road games against Ireland and Gibraltar. Germany is considered a better team, and despite Greece’s poor road record, they should secure a comfortable home win.
Mats Hummels and Leon Goretzka are the only remaining players from the team, with coach Julian Nagelsmann explaining his decision after extensive discussions with the players. Injuries will leave Timo Werner, Serge Gnabry, and Matthias Ginter absent. Leroy Sane, recovering from an injury, is expected to play minimally in the friendlies.
After failing to reach EURO, coach Gustavo Poyet was sacked, and the FA appointed Nikolaos Papadopoulos as a caretaker manager. Papadopoulos previously managed the Greek U21 team. The team’s biggest star, Konstantinos Tsimikas, will not be called for upcoming games due to limited options on the left side.
Predicted lineups:
Germany
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Joshua Kimmich, Maximilian Mittelstädt
Midfielders: Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gundogan, Aleksandar Pavlovic
Forwards: Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz
Greece
Goalkeeper: Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defenders: Panos Retsos, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Midfielders: Dimitris Kourbelis, Tasos Bakasetas, Lazaros Rota, Petros Mantalos
Forwards: Giorgos Masouras, Fotis Ioannidis, Christos Tzolis
- Germany – 1 win
- Greece – — wins
- Draws – —
Over all competition record
Greece faces tough competition against Germany, who possess the quality to dominate the match, with a 3-1 winning margin expected at the end.
Winning probability:
Germany – 60%
Draw – 20%
Greece – 20%
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