A win over old rivals the Netherlands saw Germany secure a spot at Paris 2024. But with an interim national team coach, a league that is falling behind, and youth development issues, there are dark clouds looming.
The Germany women's national team has secured a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics by finishing third in the women's Nations League. Klara Bühl and Lea Schüller were on target as the Germans defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the match for third place on Wednesday and, therefore, took the remaining European berth at the Games this summer. "I haven't realized (what happened) yet, but it feels very good to win here. I just hope we can keep it going. We're extremely happy," Bühl told broadcasters ZDF. Ea
The German Football Federation (DFB) is prapared for the scenario of having to appoint a women's national team coach on short notice to take over from caretaker Horst Hrubesch. Germany play France in the Nations League semi-finals on Friday and either the final or third place match next Wednesday. They will qualify for the Paris Olympics if they reach the final or finish third. But they will miss the Games if they come fourth which could end Hrubesch's term. "If the two games go differently, whi
Coach Horst Hrubesch is confident that his German national women's team will beat France in the Nations League semi-finals on Friday and qualify for the Paris Olympics in summer. "It doesn't really make sense to lose a game with this quality," Hrubsch said on Tuesday as all 23 nominated players reported fit for a first training session in Frankfurt. "The girls are fit and and have almost no ailments," the 72-year-old added. Germany play France in Lyon and will secure their return to France for t
The German national women's team is confident that it can beat France in the Nations League semi-finals on Friday and qualify for the Paris Olympics in summer. "It doesn't really make sense to lose a game with this quality," coach Horst Hrubsch said on Tuesday as all 23 nominated players reported fit for a first training session in Frankfurt. "The girls are fit and and have almost no ailments," the 72-year-old added. Germany play France in Lyon and will secure their return to France for the Game
42 years on from knocking France out in the men's World Cup semi-final, Horst Hrubesch is aiming to once more defeat them in the UEFA Women's Nations League semi-final.
Horst Hrubesch is ready to continue as interim coach of the German women's national team even if they don't qualify for the Paris Olympics via the upcoming Nations League Finals. The team is without a head coach since the national federation DFB parted ways with Martina Voss-Tecklenburg in November. A new coach is yet to be named. Hrubesch has coached the team since October, when Voss-Tecklenburg was on sick leave, and it has been agreed that he will be in charge at the Paris Games as well. Shou
Five months after the shocking group stage exit at the women's World Cup last year, Germany captain Alexandra Popp criticized the behaviour of then coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. The twice world champions surprisingly went out in the group stage for the first time. Voss-Tecklenburg has since left her job as coach after a period of ill-health. "The whole thing didn't go perfectly. It was all difficult for me and the team to understand," Popp said in an interview with the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Z