Kylian Mbappé broke his nose against Austria.Image: imago images/ Eibner
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Day 5 of the European Football Championship in Germany. Cristiano Ronaldo is the last big star to enter the European Championship. The now 39-year-old Portuguese celebrated his tournament debut 20 years ago at the European Championship in his home country. It is not yet clear whether the European Championship in Germany will be his last tournament.
Because there are countless major and minor news items every day during a European Championship, watson informs you daily with “European Championship News compact” in a short and concise manner about the most important news of today. This way you can always join in the conversation and not miss anything. We update this blog several times a day, whenever there is something new.
This is your EM update from June 18, 2024. Click here for yesterday’s news.
Association president gives update on Kylian Mbappé
Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), gave the all-clear on Kylian Mbappé’s injury at a press conference in Paderborn on Tuesday afternoon. The head of the French Football Federation appeared reassured and ruled out an operation for the time being, which could have had serious consequences, as was reported the day before by people close to the Bleus.
“You saw him, he had this injury on his nose, the news is rather reassuring,” explained Diallo. He cannot yet give an exact date for his return, and it is still unclear whether he will be able to play against the Netherlands on Friday.
Mbappé suffered a broken nose during the 1-0 win against Austria. The French association confirmed the injury on Tuesday night after an examination at the University Hospital in Düsseldorf.
European Championship today: These games are coming up
Group F: Türkiye – Georgia (6pm)
“We will have the feeling of being at home,” said Turkey star Hakan Çalhanoğlu ahead of the group opener. For Salih Özcan, this counts twice as much, as the match will take place in the Dortmund stadium – exactly where he usually plays with BVB. For Georgia, however, it will be their first participation in a major tournament.
Bayern legend Willy Sagnol led Georgia to its first European Championship participation.Photo: dpa / Marius Becker
Group F: Portugal – Czech Republic (9pm)
Cristiano Ronaldo already holds the record for the most European Championship matches played (25) and is also at the top for the most goals scored (14). The attacker would set another record with his next goal: he would be the oldest goalscorer in European Championship history.
European Championship games today live on TV and stream
Without exception, all matches of the European Championship will be broadcast by MagentaTV. You will need a subscription for this. Apart from that, fans of the public broadcasters can only watch one game on ARD or ZDF.
The first match of the day between Turkey and Georgia will also be broadcast by RTL, which has entered into a cooperation with MagentaTV. For example, they share expert Lothar Matthäus.
The first game of the Czechs, led by Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick, against Portugal will then be shown on ARD. The preliminary coverage begins at 8:15 p.m. The match will be moderated by Esther Sedlaczek, with expert Bastian Schweinsteiger at her side.
Curious accident: Füllkrug “shoots” DFB fan into hospital
Painful mistake: National striker Niclas Füllkrug involuntarily “shot” a German football fan into hospital before the opening match of the European Championship against Scotland. According to a report in “Bild”, Kai Flathmann from Bremerhaven was warming up and was sitting in the first row behind the German goal when a ball hit him on the left hand after a shot by the Borussia Dortmund striker.
Niclas Füllkrug accidentally broke a fan’s hand. Photo: dpa / Federico Gambarini
“I sang along to the anthem on the stretcher. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: I had to give up my dream of playing in the opening match. But when do you ever get your hand broken by fullness,” said the 43-year-old. He had followed the DFB selection’s exhilarating 5:1 victory in Munich on his cell phone in the hospital.
According to “Bild”, Füllkrug knows about the incident and is sorry for the mistake. He wanted to send Flathmann an apology package with a jersey and a greeting message.
Hurricane warning: Fan zones in Düsseldorf remain closed
The Düsseldorf fan zones will remain closed on Tuesday. As the city’s communications office announced, this decision was made based on advance information from the German Weather Service (DWD).
The fan zones in Düsseldorf will remain closed on Tuesday. Photo: dpa / Federico Gambarini
According to the forecast, there may be severe thunderstorms in some areas, and so-called supercells are also possible. Heavy gusts of wind and sometimes hurricane-force gusts are expected. Heavy rain and hail with large grains cannot be ruled out either, the city of Düsseldorf said on Monday evening, referring to a DWD warning. For the safety of all fans, the coordination committee therefore decided to close the fan zones.
Podcast tip: “Toni Kroos – The Underrated One”
For the time between games, we recommend the new watson podcast “Toni Kroos – The Underrated One”, of which several episodes have already been released. Here you can find all the information about the six-part series, which can be heard for free wherever podcasts are available. For example here directly on Spotify.
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What’s happening with the DFB team today
The German national team is preparing for its final group match against Hungary on Wednesday (6 p.m.). The final training session will take place at around 11 a.m., and the press conference with national coach Julian Nagelsmann and Maximilian Mittelstädt will take place at 5.30 p.m.
Recommended reading: the watson top texts on the European Championship
You want to know more? No problem! Here we recommend texts from our editorial team.
- The European Championship is in full swing, most of the fan camps are celebrating peacefully together. In this report, our reporter Sven Fröhlich reports on the party that the Dutch fans organized in Hamburg at the weekend.
- David Alaba was repeatedly seen on TV during the Austrians’ game against France in the evening. However, he was not on the pitch. Our colleague Lisa Slomka explains why Real Madrid’s top star will not be playing at this European Championship.
- Football is actually a simple game. 22 players run after a ball on a large field for 90 minutes. But one rule always causes discussions among event fans and experts: the offside rule. “What is offside?” our colleague Lisa Slomka explains to us in an easy-to-understand manner.