Germany head into Euro 2024 in improved kind following a dismal 2023 which noticed the four-time world champions win simply two of their eight matches.
That run included 5 defeats, however outcomes have been higher underneath Julian Nagelsmann, who changed Hansi Flick final September.
Since back-to-back losses towards Turkey and Austria final November, Germany are unbeaten of their final 4 matches.
Nagelmann’s facet beat France and the Netherlands in March, earlier than a 0-0 draw towards Ukraine and a 2-1 win over Greece of their remaining Euro 2024 warm-up fixtures final week.
What’s Germany’s nationwide anthem?
Flag bearers maintain the Germany flag through the nationwide anthems forward of the World Cup remaining between Germany and Argentina in Brazil in July 2014. (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
The German anthem is entitled ‘Deutschlandlied’ (“Track of Germany”) and it has been largely used because the nation’s official tune since 1922 – aside from in a interval of seven years after World Struggle II.
Music for the anthem was written in 1797 by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, with lyrics added in 1841 by a poet named August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. It grew to become the German anthem in 1922, 4 years after World Struggle I, through the Weimar Republic.
For the reason that fall of Nazi Germany and the top of World Struggle II in 1945, solely the third stanza has been used. Additionally it is price noting that East Germany had a unique anthem, entitled “Auferstandern aus Ruinen” (“Risen from Ruins”) between 1949 and 1990.
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Germany gamers sing the nationwide anthem forward of their World Cup remaining match towards Argentina in Brazil in July 2014. (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Germany are the hosts of Euro 2024 and Nagelmann’s facet kick off their marketing campaign towards Scotland in Munich subsequent Friday.
After the sport towards the Scots, Germany face Hungary in Stuttgart after which meet Switzerland in Frankfurt of their remaining Group A fixtures.
Winners in 1972, 1980 and 1996, the Germans might be on the lookout for their fourth European Championship crown this summer season.
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