Germany 2-1 France in international friendly 2023

With Thomas Müller again celebrating a goal and Rudi Völler back on the bench, Germany regained its essence and defeated France 2-1, this Tuesday in a friendly in Dortmund, two days after the dismissal of Hansi Flick after losing 4-1 against Japan.

Nine months before the Euro Cup that it will organize in 2024, the Mannschaft is running out of time to build a team worthy of its legend.

Völler, former forward of the German team that won the 1990 World Cup and runner-up as coach in Korea and Japan 2002, changed his role as sports director of the federation (DFB) and dressed as interim coach.

Four defeats in five friendlies on the way to the continental tournament, in which it does not play qualifying due to its status as host, were too heavy a burden for Flick, who had already been affected by the World Cup in Qatar, when his team did not pass the qualifying phase. groups.

Müller, who had not been called up since the World Cup, had been recovered by Flick in this international window. This Tuesday, the player who will turn 34 on Wednesday reached 45 goals in 123 games by hitting a powerful shot in the 4th minute, culminating an action on the left by Serge Gnabry and Benjamin Henrichs.

Germany vs. France (Final Score)

- Thomas Müller (3′)

Lineups

• Germany – Ter Stegen; Sule, Rudiger, Tah, Henrichs; Can, Gundogan; Sane, Wirtz, Gnabry; Muller.

• France – Maignan; Pavard, Saliba, Todibo, T. Hernandez; Rabiot, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Griezmann, Coman, Kolo Muani.

Preview Germany vs. France

The ‘Die Mannschaft’ is going through the worst moment in its football history at the national team level. They only recorded 4 wins in their last 17 games. The recent 4-1 loss to Japan caused the German Football Federation (DFB in German language) to fire coach Hansi Flick. For this reason, Rudi Völler, Sandro Wagner and Hannes Wolf will be in charge of assuming the position in the match against France. Thomas Müller and Julian Brandt will start the game.

France wants to regain the throne of Europe and will go with the best of its squad to this match against Germany. Mbappé, Dembélé and Kolo Muani were confirmed by coach Didier Deschamps in the previous conference. ‘Les Bleus’ beat Ireland 2-0 at the Parc des Princes in Paris with goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Marcos Thuram. They occupy the first position in group B with 15 points above the Netherlands (9) and Greece (9) in the qualification for the Euro Cup.

How to watch the game Germany vs. France

Another variant that has been mentioned is that, at least until after the Euro Cup, Völler assumes command of the team. He does not have a coaching license, but he was already a coach between 2000 and 2004, and led Germany to the 2002 World Cup final.

The viability of this variant depends largely on this Tuesday’s game. A good result, which would be a surprise against a power like France after the recent German disappointments, could make the voices that opted for Völler heard more clearly.

The current situation of the German team has a complicated diagnosis. The majority of players tend to show clearly lower performance with the national team than with their clubs.

Against Japan there were six players in the starting lineup who have won the Champions League and the only one who is not playing in the top European club competition this year is Florian Wirtz, who will play in the Europa League with Bayer Leverkusen. And Flick also knows what it means to win the Champions League as a coach.

This suggests that the problem is not in the lack of players, but somewhere else, and it is usually pointed out to the lack of cohesion of the group or that the coach had already stopped reaching out to his players.

For many the problem comes from further back, from the last phase of the Joachim Löw era. In 2017, when Germany won the Confederations Cup with a B team, everything seemed in order.

A year later came the debacle in Russia from which the team does not seem to have recovered. The decisions of Löw, first, and then Flick created an additional problem by breaking hierarchies within the team without managing to create new ones.

Flick’s last attempt in that regard was to name Ilkay Gündogan captain, taking the armband away from Joshua Kimmich. To complete Kimmich’s demotion, he played him against Japan at right back and not in midfield.

It is not clear what the triumvirate is going to try this Tuesday to reverse the situation. Gündogan will remain captain, but it is quite likely that he will have Kimmich at his side in the midfield and that up front will be Thomas Müller, who is expected to guide the team on the field with his communicator points and his leadership.

The advantage that the triumvirate has is that it has little to lose against France after what happened against Japan. The players, after the debacle, must come out with the intention of making amends.

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What time does Germany vs. France kick off?

This match between Germany and France at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium begins on Tuesday, September 12 at 3:00 p.m. (ET) local time in Miami, Florida; 12:00 pm. (PT) local time in Los Angeles, California.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Germany vs. France live stream, TV channel

Below we explain how to watch this game of the international friendly match in selected areas of the main regions of the world:

Where and how to watch the live telecast of Germany vs. France in USA?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany and France on ViX+.

Where and how to watch the live telecast of Germany vs. France in United Kingdom?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany vs. France on Viaplay UK.

Where and how to live stream Germany vs. France in India?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany and France on SONY TEN 2 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 2 and JioTV.

Where and how to watch the live telecast of Germany vs. France in New Zealand?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany and France on TBA.

Where and how to watch the live telecast of Germany vs. France in Australia?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany and France on TBA.

Where and how to watch the live telecast of Germany vs. France in Saudi Arabia?

You can live stream the International Friendly match between Germany and France on beIN Sports HD 1, TOD and beIN Sports CONNECT.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France in Florida?

Starting at 3:00 p. m. ET, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on PPV on ViX Plus from the cities like Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral, Port Saint Lucie, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Tallahassee and Pompano Beach.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France in Nueva York?

Starting at 3:00 p.m. ET, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on ViX Plus from the cities like Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France in Texas?

Starting at 2:00 p.m. CT, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on PPV on ViX Plus from the cities like Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano and Lubbock.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France in Arizona?

Starting at 3:00 p.m. MT, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on PPV on ViX Plus from the cities like Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbet, Tempe, Peoria and Surprise.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France in California?

Starting at 12:00 p.m. PT, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on PPV on ViX Plus from the cities like Los Ángeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San José Fresno, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana and Anaheim.

What time and where to watch Germany vs. France from Washington DC?

Starting at 12:00 p.m. PT, the latin citizens of the state of Florida will be able to watch the Germany vs. France game live, online and in real time on PPV on ViX Plus from the cities like Seattle, Bellevue, Spokane, Tacoma, Redmond, Aberdeen and Olympia.

International Friendly Starting Lineups

• Germany possible lineup: Ter Stegen; Henrichs, Sule, Rudiger, Gosens; Kimmich, Gross, Gundogan, Brandt, Muller; Gnabry.
• France possible lineup: Maignan; Pavard, Saliba, Disasi, T Hernandez; Camavinga, Tchouameni, Griezmann; Coman, Kolo Muani, Mbappe.

SOBRE EL AUTOR

Noé Yactayo

Redactor y analista SEO del Núcleo de Audiencias del Grupo El Comercio. Mis estudios los realicé en el Instituto San Ignacio de Loyola (ISIL). Experiencia en noticias de fútbol peruano, fútbol internacional (Alemania, Argentina, España, Italia, Portugal, Francia y Holanda), UFC, WWE, tenis, NBA, NFL, Fórmula 1, surf y deportes olímpicos.