National team - Training in Thuringia: Nagelsmann makes European Championship preparations
The German national soccer team is preparing for the European Championship at home south of Weimar. As the German Football Association announced on Friday, national coach Julian Nagelsmann and his tournament squad will be staying at the Spa- und GolfResort Weimarer Land in Blankenhain from 26 to 31 May and will also train on the resort's newly built pitches. During the European Championships, the hotel will be the base camp for the England national team led by Bayern Munich's star striker Harry Kane.
After just under a week in Thuringia, the DFB squad will move on to their European Championship quarters in Herzogenaurach. According to reports, the two planned test matches will probably take place between June 2 and 7. The venues and opponents have not yet been decided. A planned international match in eastern Germany, for example in Dresden, will not take place.
"We will find perfect conditions in Weimarer Land to prepare for the great task of the European Championship at home," said Nagelsmann. "We need a very special team spirit to get as far as possible in the tournament," added the 36-year-old.
For Rudi Völler, the choice of hotel is also an important message to the fans. It was clear to prepare in Germany and not abroad, as has been the case before tournaments in recent years. "The European Championship should not only take place at the ten EURO venues, but throughout Germany," said the DFB sports director. "We are deliberately taking the national team to the east of Germany before moving into our quarters in the south of the country. We are looking forward to seeing our fans in Thuringia," said Völler.
The international year begins for Nagelsmann with the test matches on March 23 in Lyon against France and on March 26 against the Netherlands in Frankfurt. The group opponents at the European Championship are Scotland on June 14 in Munich, Hungary on June 19 in Stuttgart and Switzerland on June 23 in Frankfurt.
Dates of the national team DFB squad European Championship match schedule
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- The English national soccer team, led by Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, will use the same resort in Blankenhain, Thuringia, during the European Championships.
- Junior coach Julian Nagelsmann and his German squad will be based at the Spa- und GolfResort Weimarer Land from May 26 to 31 for European Championship preparations.
- The German Football Association, or DFB, announced that the national team will train on the resort's newly constructed pitches during their stay.
- The city of Herzogenaurach will serve as the quarters for the team after they leave Blankenhain, according to reports.
- Rudi Völler, the DFB sports director, stated that hosting the team in eastern Germany before moving to the quarters in the country's south is an important message to fans.
- Although there are no decided venues or opponents for the planned test matches, they are expected to take place between June 2 and 7.
- The English national soccer team's base camp during the European Championships will be the same hotel where the German team has been preparing.
- The international year for Nagelsmann kicks off on March 23 with a match against France in Lyon and a game against the Netherlands in Frankfurt on March 26.
- Germany's group opponents at the European Championship include Scotland on June 14 in Munich, Hungary on June 19 in Stuttgart, and Switzerland on June 23 in Frankfurt.
Source: www.stern.de
