Saturday’s quarter-final is the last chance for the eight-time champions to meet expectations following the Sweden defeat.
“A historically lousy Germany” – Welt. “DFB Women Light Years away from the World Top” – Bild. “One big defeat and many small ones” – Der Spiegel. These were a few of the headlines that followed Germany’s crushing 4-1 loss to Sweden in their last Group C match.
In just days, the optimism around Germany’s chances has seemingly faded. Despite reaching the quarter-finals with a game to spare, Christian Wück’s team has appeared far from cohesive and defensively weak. They were exposed by a Sweden attack that knew how to capitalize on their vulnerabilities. Carlotta Wamser’s red card played a part, but there are deep-rooted structural issues that should raise alarm with an in-form France approaching on Saturday in Basel.
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