Germany beat Ghana to complete confidence-boosting March
Key takeaways
- A late winner from Stuttgart's Deniz Undav secured a second friendly win in a week for Germany.
- Those two games this month were against Switzerland and Ghana — and they won both, delivering plenty of evidence that confidence is not something this group is short of.
- Against Switzerland on Friday, Germany proved that, if nothing else, they are an entertaining side that can win a high-scoring game.
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A late winner from Stuttgart's Deniz Undav secured a second friendly win in a week for Germany. With the FIFA World Cup just 10 weeks away, Julian Nagelsmann's team will be starting to believe they can win it all.
https://p.dw.com/p/5BOy LGermany got the better of Ghana in Stuttgart, completing two wins in two in March Image: Tom Weller/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement In a major interview with German sports magazine kicker at the start of March, Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann had said a team's belief can emerge in the space of just two games. Those two games this month were against Switzerland and Ghana — and they won both, delivering plenty of evidence that confidence is not something this group is short of.
Against Switzerland on Friday, Germany proved that, if nothing else, they are an entertaining side that can win a high-scoring game. The defensive issues are familiar, but with players like Florian Wirtz in attack, conceding a couple appears something this team is capable of overcoming.