Heysel (today King Baudouin) in Brussels in 1972, Rome's Olimpico in 1980 and the most famous football stadium in the world - Wembley in 1996.
When they won European championships, and together with Spain they did it the most times, Germany did it on the biggest stages across the Old Continent.
Now this great football nation has only one dream - to join the golden society of another "football temple", which is 88 years old, the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Germany will host one of the two biggest competitions for the fourth time (EP 1988, 2024 and WC 1974, 2006), and this summer its story begins at one of the most beautiful stadiums today, the Allianz Arena, while the fans' wish is for it to end after the last matches and the final in Berlin.
The results from the last few tournaments, as well as during the preparations for Euro 2024, are not very promising, but Germany is a giant and always the favorite...
An elf is not just an elf
One of the reasons why "Elf" (translated as eleven, Germany's nickname) is seen by many on the roof of Europe on July 14 is the fantastic playing staff, much wider than just the starting 11, because this selection has at least two top players in practically every position. .
This is the case from the goalkeeper (Manuel Neuer and Marc Andre ter Stegen), through the defense (Antonio Ridiger, Niko Schlotterback, Jonathan Ta, and even if necessary midfielder Joshua Kimich), to the infernal midfield (Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gindogan, Florian Wirtz, Liroy Sane) and dangerous attack (Thomas Müller, Kai Havertz, Niklas Filkrug).
The home field, a phenomenal atmosphere wherever they play and great footballers - everything seems to be there for great success... And the coach too.
Nagelsman's game
In a strange way, Julian Nagelsmann arrived on the German bench - after a strange dismissal from Bayern at the moment when they were on top and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It soon became clear how much the Munich club lost with his departure, but that's why "Elf" got a top manager.
Although he is still very young (he is only 36 years old), the Bavarian specialist already has a great experience from Hoffenheim, Leipzig and Bayern, many games in the Champions League, and above all "he has the game", a way of football that everyone likes.
The Germans struggled in the preparatory games for the EP, but since his arrival it seems that Nagelsman has arranged everything as it should - whether it is enough for the fourth crown will be shown by the hot summer in one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. Everything starts from Munich at the opening of the Euro against Scotland, followed by matches with Hungary in Stuttgart and Switzerland in Frankfurt - it seems that group A should not be a problem for the Germans, but from the round of 16, the real battles for the crown of Europe begin.
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