Category Archives: German Football

Sweden confirmed as Germany’s last eight opponents at WWC

German Football, International Football

Germany’s women will take on Sweden in the last eight of the tournament after the latter eliminated Canada in the Round of 16. The Germans had earlier booked their spot with a 3:0 win over Nigeria. Seven of the eight quarter-finalists are European teams, with the United States the sole exception.

The fixture will be played at Roazhon Park in Rennes. Both teams have played a single group game each at the venue- Germany edged China 1:0 while Sweden beat Chile 2:0

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Was 18/19 a success for Dortmund?

German Football

The 2018/19 Bundesliga season saw the ‘Black and Yellows’ mount a very real title challenge, following on from an emphatically bad start to the season. After finding themselves a goal down within 30 seconds of the new campaign’s first whistle, Lucien Favre’s troops rallied in great fashion, dominating the game there after to win 4-1.

By the evening of 23 December 2018, Dortmund stood no less than six points clear at the Bundesliga summit. It was the ideal tally going into the Christmas break, and with Bayern Munich’s mid-2010s colossi apparently fading in form and fortune, nothing – it seemed – could go wrong.

Christmas Table

Such a belief was backed further still by Dortmund’s sheer goalscoring prowess, with the Schwarzgelben notably going into their final fixture of October having already scored 29 league goals. Continue reading Was 18/19 a success for Dortmund? →

Germany 4:0 South Africa | Die Nationalelf finish top of Group B

German Football, International Football

Germany’s women finished their group engagements with a 100% record as they beat South Africa 4:0 in Montpellier. The game, attendanced by 15.502 spectators, saw Die Nationalelf score thrice before the interval against a hapless Banyana outfit.

Germany’s goals came through Melanie Leoprolz (14), Sara Dabritz (29), Alexandra Popp (40) and Lina Magull (58). They thus won Group A with a 100% record and also preserved their record of not conceding a single goal in group play.

With Germany winning their group, they’ll now face a third place qualifier in the Round of 16 (Grenoble June 22)

Germany starting XI WOmen