Will the DFB team silence the loud 200,000 Scottish fans today?
The German football national team begins the Home-European championship: In their first game, the DFB-team seeks to generate the most anticipated excitement in the country against Scotland, not from the Scots. Do you know where today's EM broadcast can be found on TV and why the match is historic?
The opening match of the European championship between Germany and Scotland will be aired on MagentaTV and ZDF.
For the DFB team, the matchup against the Scots is their first requirement game since the FIFA World Cup debacle in winter 2022, where a 4:2 victory over Costa Rica led to elimination in the group stage. Then-coach Hansi Flick paired Havertz and Füllkrug on the field late in the match, which resulted in success: Havertz scored twice, while Füllkrug scored the deciding goal. Flick's successor, Julian Nagelsmann, plans to follow suit: Havertz will start, while Füllkrug, the 2022 World Cup sensation, will start on the bench.
Against the Scots, whose star player Lyndon Dykes suffered an injury just before the commencement of the EM and will be absent for the entire tournament, the DFB team needs to find quick solutions against a well-organized defense. Coach Steve Clarke, a long-time assistant to world trainer José Mourinho, has given his team a tactical constraint, allowing them to create significant challenges for opponents with greater individual talent. During the group stage, the team managed to leave Norway, featuring world-class striker Erling Haaland, behind.
The EM kick-off match will be memorable in any case: Julian Nagelsmann will be the youngest coach to ever lead a German football national team in a tournament, currently only 36 years old - and only two years older than his most important player Toni Kroos. The squad that Nagelsmann intends to deploy against Scotland could be the oldest since the EM 2000: With an average age of 28.7 years, Manuel Neuer (38), captain Ilkay Gündogan (33), Kroos (34), defensive leader Antonio Rüdiger (31), and others would set the age standard.
The following games of the 1st matchday of the EM will be aired as follows:
Saturday, 15. June:3 PM: Hungary - Switzerland (MagentaTV)6 PM: Spain - Croatia (ARD and MagentaTV)9 PM: Italy - Albania (ARD and MagentaTV)
Sunday, 16. June:3 PM: Poland - Netherlands (RTL and MagentaTV)6 PM: Slovenia - Denmark (ZDF and MagentaTV)9 PM: Serbia - England (ZDF and MagentaTV)
Monday, 17. June:3:00 PM: Romania - Ukraine (RTL and MagentaTV)6:00 PM: Belgium - Slovakia (ZDF and MagentaTV)9:00 PM: Austria - France (ARD and MagentaTV)
Tuesday, 18. June:6:00 PM: Turkey - Georgia (RTL and MagentaTV)9:00 PM: Portugal - Czech Republic (ARD and MagentaTV)
Read also:
The German national soccer team, led by Julian Nagelsmann, is eager to make a strong start in the European Football Championship 2024, aiming to impress against Scotland in their opening game. Despite the absence of Scotland's star player Dykes, the DFB team will need to navigate their well-organized defense to secure a victory.
