EU WILL BE IN TROUBLE

Published date25 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Euro 2024 hosts beat France 2-0 on Saturday night ahead of the June 14 opener with Steve Clarke's side

And Voller - German federation director of football - believes Julian Nagelsmann's team are only going to get better in time for the summer tournament in their own backyard. The former striker - who won the World Cup as a player and was runner-up as a manager - couldn't hide his delight.

He said: "I knew after a few seconds this was going to be incredible fun!

"This was definitely the best we have played for many years, decades in fact.

"It was a deserved victory and we can play even better, too. It Turn to Page 42 ¦ From Back Page was important for us ahead of the tournament to try and spark a bit of euphoria among our fans and we have managed that here.

"There's no doubt the return of Toni Kroos was important. You saw what he brought to the team.

"The goals we scored were great but defensively we were solid against a France team that have some of the...

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