Ex-national player Lukas Podolski is the star commentator for the Germany vs. Turkey in the Rheinenergiestadion on October 7th.
Ex-national player Lukas Podolski (35) will comment on the national team's friendly against Turkey on October 7th. Podolski will analyze the game live from the Rheinenergiestadion at the side of moderator Florian König (53) from 8:15 p.m. (kick-off: 8:45 p.m.). Game commentators are Marco Hagemann (43) and Steffen Freund (50).
The 35-year-old cult striker, who is under contract with the Turkish Super League club Antalyaspor, began his career with the youth club of 1. FC Cologne. He told RTL: "This is clearly a case for Poldi." He's happy to see Jogi and "the boys" again on the occasion. The favorite in Cologne is the German team, which is also clearly ahead in the international match record with 14: 3 wins and three draws.
Before joining Antalyaspor, Lukas Podolski played for Galatasaray Istanbul between 2015 and 2017. He played a total of 130 international matches for the national team, the highlight of which was winning the 2014 World Cup.