European Football Championship
How fans see the DFB kick-off live on TV or as a stream
Can the fans of the national team cheer against France?
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Germany will face France in their first European Championship group game on Tuesday. So fans are there live on TV or via stream.
Germany will face world champions France in their first European Championship game in Group F on Tuesday. The new edition of the semifinals of the EM 2016 is one of the big highlights of the group stage, the winner can plan towards the knockout round.
On Tuesday from 9 p.m. fans will see the first game of the DFB-Elf from the Munich Allianz Arena live on free TV on ZDF. As a stream, the encounter is via the paid Offer from MagentaTV or free via the ZDF media library to see. If you want to switch on on a mobile device, you can do so via the “ZDFmediathek” app do which is available for free for iOS and Android.
The DFB-Elf still has an account with France
The French in particular fondly remember the last battle of strength between the DFB-Elf and the Équipe Tricolore at a tournament: In the semifinals of the 2016 European Championship, Germany lost 2-0 to “Les Bleus”. Eight players from back then are also in the current DFB squad – including the returnees Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller.
At the start of the European Championship, national coach Joachim Löw has to replace Jonas Hofmann from Gladbach and Leon Goretzka from Bavaria. Hofmann is suffering from a knee injury and has not trained with the team since. DFB co-trainer Marcus Sorg expects a return during the tournament: “Jonas wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have the justified hope that he could get back in.” Goretzka is curing a torn muscle fiber, it is still missing against France. “I am convinced he will still be an important player in the tournament,” said DFB director Oliver Bierhoff about the role of the midfielder.
Lots of top-class players in both squads
On the offensive, the national coach has far more alternatives than starting places: With Thomas Müller, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sané, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Kevin Volland, a lot of quality is available on the offensive. Champions League winner Timo Werner is sure to come off the bench. The latter has already spoken publicly about the fact that he currently has to take a back seat: “You should develop as a striker but also in the joker role. It is quite normal that you come off the bench at this level,” said the FC striker Chelsea.
France coach Didier Deschamps also has a lot of quality in his ranks: The squad consists of five Bundesliga legionnaires, four of them alone (Lucas Herández, Benjamin Pavard, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman) are under contract with Bayern Munich. The Gladbacher Marcus Thuram and Bayern’s Coman only sat in the stands in the last test match (3-0 win against Bulgaria). In addition, Deschamps had to replace his top striker Karim Benzema during the break because of a horse kiss – France, however, is expecting his use against Germany.