Monday, December 21, 2020
Much Duisburg, even more Munich
DFB presents national team schedule for 2021
The DFB-Elf plays the EM preliminary round in Munich, before that there is a training camp in Austria. But the start is in the stadium of a third division club. The team of national coach Joachim Löw starts in Duisburg in the international game year 2021.
The German national soccer team starts the EM year in Duisburg. The selection of national coach Joachim Löw will play their first qualifying game for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on March 25th against Iceland in the arena of the third division club MSV Duisburg. After the match, it will continue three days later in Romania before the team will face North Macedonia again in Duisburg on March 31.
The German Football Association (DFB) announced that the double allocation to one and the same location had "good experiences" in Cologne and Leipzig in 2020. In the summer of the Europa League final tournament, Duisburg "proved itself as a venue for special games". In addition, with a view to the pandemic, it is important to "minimize the team's contacts and avoid unnecessary trips". A possible admission of viewers will be decided with the responsible authorities at a later date.
The training camp in Seefeld / Austria is planned for the end of May and beginning of June. Two more international matches are to be completed in this context. The European Championship kick-off is for the selection of captain Manuel Neuer on June 15 in Munich against world champions France.
The (preliminary) schedule of the DFB-Elf for 2021:
March 25 in Duisburg: Germany – Iceland (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
March 28: Romania – Germany (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
March 31 in Duisburg: Germany – North Macedonia (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
June 15 in Munich: France – Germany (European Championship preliminary round, 9 p.m.)
June 19 in Munich: Portugal – Germany (European Championship preliminary round, 6 p.m.)
June 23 in Munich: Germany – Hungary (European Championship preliminary round, 9 p.m.)
September 2: Liechtenstein – Germany (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
September 5: Germany – Armenia (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
September 8: Iceland – Germany (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
October 8: Germany – Romania (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
October 11: North Macedonia – Germany (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
November 11: Germany – Liechtenstein (World Cup qualification, 8.45 p.m.)
November 14: Armenia – Germany (World Cup qualification, 6 p.m.)
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