International press reviews
“Germany, what a machine!”
“Mamma mia, what a Germany.” The international media are extremely impressed by the performance of the DFB team against Scotland
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The DFB team started the European Championship at home with a convincing victory. The selection of national coach Julian Nagelsmann won 5:1 against Scotland in Munich on Friday evening. This is what international media are writing.
Scotland
“The Scotsman”: “Scotland’s euro bubble bursts in Munich. This night of utter recklessness raises big questions.”
“The Herald”: “Germany’s prospects of winning EURO 2024 on home soil were not exactly optimistic. It was difficult to understand why this was the case. Their passing, movement and finishing were breathtaking. Scotland were completely outmatched from start to finish.”
Italy
“Sport Newspaper”: “This Germany is scary. A spectacle and five goals against a non-existent Scotland. Mamma mia, what a Germany. The home team is playing great at “their” European Championship. A rain of goals on poor Scotland and a great goal show from Nagelsmann’s champions.”
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“Corriere dello Sports“: “Germany unleashed. They gave Scotland five goals to start the European Championship.”
“The Republic“: “The 2024 European Championship begins with a show from the home team. A dream debut for Nagelsmann’s national team, which is already three goals ahead after the first half.”
“All Sports”: “Musiala shines, five goals for Germany at the start of the 2024 European Championship. A devastating Germany overruns Scotland.”
Switzerland
“View”: “Germans take off Bravehearts’ kilt”
“Daily Advertiser”: “Germany reduced the Scots to suffering extras. The hosts could not have started the European Championship better. They took an early 2-0 lead against the Scots and won 5-1. And showed why they must be counted among the tournament favorites.”
“NZZ”: “The Germans dominate the opening game at will. The hosts make a statement right at the start of the tournament.”
Austria
“Kronen-Zeitung”: “We would like to become European champions, for the fourth time in history, for the first time since 1996 – and Germany has now successfully overcome the first of seven hurdles on the way to the title!”
“The standard”: “Germany opened the European Championship at home with a show of force. The DFB team did not give Scotland a chance”
“Courier”: “Goal festival at the start of the European Championship: Germany beats Scotland”
“Austria”: “German shooters celebrate their first EURO party. The DFB eleven has made a sensational start to the European Championship at home. Julian Nagelsmann’s team shot Scotland out of the stadium in Munich with a 5-1 win in the opening match.”
England
“The Sun”: “Shower for Scotland. The Tartan Army is silenced as the rampant hosts pull off a colossal victory to secure a sensational Euro 2024 win.”
“Daily Mail”: “The host punishes sloppy Scots.”
“Daily Star”: “Euro thrashing. Five-star Germany thrash Scotland in a sobering performance by the Tartan Army.”
“Mirror”: “The slipping Scots are humiliated by Germany with five goals, ten men. The curtain rises on the European Championship – and the hosts get off to a rocket start.”
France
“The Team”: “It is of course still too early to judge whether the German team will experience the summer fairytale that it has been hoping for so much since the 2006 World Cup, the last tournament on home soil, but in any case it has written a first chapter on this Friday evening that looks very much like it.”
“The World”: “A true demonstration by the German team at the start of their European Championship. That’s what you call a successful start! Serious, precise and hardworking, the Germans left the Scots no chance.”
“RMC Sport”: “That’s what you call a successful start. Germany, which is considered an outsider for overall victory at “its” home European Championship, did not let itself be unsettled in its first match against Scotland on Friday in Munich.”
“The Parisian”: “The DFB team is starting the 2024 European Championship with a steamroller. Against a modest opposition, Julian Nagelsmann’s men showed the extent of their offensive power. After 90 minutes that seemed like a concert, the German team enjoyed the game and gained confidence.”
Spain
“Brand”: “Germany, what a machine! In 45 minutes they destroyed Scotland thanks to their attacking spirit and the leadership of Kroos. Not even the usual fear of the hosts in the opening game could stop the German machine with Toni Kroos and the horsepower of Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz.”
“Ace”: “Two devils on the loose in Munich. Musiala and 21-year-old Wirtz were the heroes of the German team’s successful debut at the European Championships. Anyone who thought the hosts were not ready for their European Championship is wrong.”