European Football Championship - Streamlined daily program: The countdown to the Spain game
Early kick-off time at 18:00 hours leads to a tight schedule for Julian Nagelsmann's preparation for the EURO-2021 quarter-final against Spain. The breakfast buffet for the football national players is unchanged and available until 10:00 hours.
Afterwards, the head coach invites the team to a final briefing, during which the plans for set-piece situations are particularly discussed. Following this, there is the so-called activation, which means moderate physical activity, mostly with gymnastics or exercises on fitness equipment.
Approximately 18 kilometers to the stadium
Lunch is scheduled for 12:30 hours at the team hotel near Stuttgart Airport. Those who want to top up their energy reserves again can do so at 14:30 hours with the pre-match meal. At 15:30 hours, the final instructions from Nagelsmann follow, after which the team bus then sets off on the approximately 18 kilometer long journey to the stadium.
In contrast to the group game against Hungary (2:0), the German team does not stay in the city center hotel this time, which was also the venue for the third place match at the 2006 World Cup, but in a hotel near the airport. As per UEFA regulations, the Spanish team was allowed to choose the formal home team hotel first, leaving the DFB with the second option.
- Julian Nagelsmann's soccer national team has a tight schedule due to the early kick-off time of 18:00 hours for the EURO-2021 quarter-final against Spain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- The team's breakfast buffet remains the same and is available until 10:00 hours, providing energy for the day's events.
- Following the breakfast, Nagelsmann conducts a final briefing with the team, focusing on set-piece situations, before the activation session.
- Located approximately 18 kilometers away, the team hotel near Stuttgart Airport serves lunch at 12:30 hours, followed by a pre-match meal at 14:30 hours.
- As per UEFA regulations, the German team is not staying in the city center hotel this time, opting instead for a hotel near the airport, after Spain chose the formal home team hotel first.
- The team's journey to the stadium begins at 15:30 hours, taking approximately 18 kilometers before the highly anticipated kick-off against Spain at the European Football Championship (EM).
