Late arrival for the draw
Snow chaos also slows down national coach Nagelsmann
December 2, 2023, 11:05 a.m
The snowfall also affects Julian Nagelsmann’s travel plan. But the national coach wasn’t hit as hard as Franz Beckenbauer in 2011. He should be there on time for the European Championship draw, which begins at 6 p.m. in Hamburg. However, Nagelsmann has to delete one item on the program.
The snow chaos at Munich Airport also has an impact on Julian Nagelsmann’s travel plans for the draw for the European Championship preliminary round in Hamburg. The national coach will arrive late in the Hanseatic city, the German Football Association announced on Saturday morning. At the start of the lottery ceremony in the Elbphilharmonie at 6 p.m (RTL and in the live ticker on ntv.de) The 36-year-old should arrive on time.
There was an important draw without a national coach in Durban in 2007, when the then head coach Joachim Löw was unable to fly to South Africa to draw the qualifying tickets for the 2010 World Cup due to a toothache. Franz Beckenbauer once had to cancel at short notice for the draw for the 2011 Women’s World Cup – even then there was snow chaos and the Kaiser, like Oliver Kahn, got stuck. Günter Netzer stepped in at short notice as lottery ticket.
What Nagelsmann missed on Saturday
However, Nagelsmann has to cancel one item on the program on Saturday. DFB sports director Rudi Völler reported on Friday that he wanted to watch the U17 final of the German juniors in Indonesia against France together on the TV in the hotel with the 36-year-old to get in the mood for the draw.
Due to the severe rapid cases, flight operations in Munich were initially suspended until 12 p.m. The winter service is in action to enable safe operations again, said a spokesman on Saturday morning. So far, around 320 of 760 planned flights have been canceled for today. Rail traffic is also affected, particularly around Munich.
In Hamburg, the German national soccer team will be drawn into its three group opponents for the finals in summer 2024 (June 14th to July 14th). A very challenging group is possible, for example with the Netherlands, defending champions Italy and Austria – but also a supposedly easy task with, for example, Albania, Slovenia and a weak qualifier.