Germany 1-2 France

Experience an issue for hungry Germany

March 1, 2012
By Andy Brassell
(Archive)
If anything could have emphasised the sea change in Germany's national team over recent years, it was a return to Bremen. The last time Die Mannschaft were in town was in September 2005, when South Africa were vanquished 4-2 courtesy of a Lukas Podolski hat-trick.



Today, the Weserstadion's running track is gone and its stands are pressed right up to the edge of its pitch, mirroring the intensity with which Germany have crackled since the 2006 World Cup. The renovated ground ...

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