Bernd Neuendorf looks forward to the new year with great expectations and anticipation. The focus is on the European Championships – and the fight for another home tournament.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf has great expectations for the European Football Championship in Germany. “I’m really looking forward to this tournament: we’ll see exciting games and experience a great atmosphere in the stands. It will be a European football festival!” said Neuendorf in an outlook for 2024 published by the German Football Association (DFB). “We will present ourselves as a friendly, warm and open country.”
Despite the unpromising start under the new national coach Julian Nagelsmann with one win, one draw and most recently two defeats against the European Championship participants Turkey and Austria, the head of the association believes in another successful home tournament 18 years after the atmospheric World Cup summer will be thrilled again at the EURO. We are all convinced that their fans will be thrilled again.”
Of course, Neuendorf admitted that they could not be satisfied with the results of the 2023 international season: “But national coach Julian Nagelsmann and his team will use the months until the opening game of the European Championship on June 14th to optimally prepare the team for the season.” Tournament.” The group opponents of the DFB selection are Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland. The next high-profile test match opponents after the month-long winter break will be France in Lyon and the Netherlands in Frankfurt in March.
The DFB boss also looked ahead to FIFA’s upcoming vote this year on whether to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. This is “of great importance,” said Neuendorf: “Together with our friends from the Netherlands and Belgium, we have a convincing one A motion has been submitted that makes me optimistic that FIFA will make the right decision at its congress in Bangkok in May.” From the DFB’s perspective, the correct answer would be: Three years after the men’s European Championship, a women’s World Cup would take place partly in Germany .
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2024-01-01 19:29:19
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