This Maximilian Mittelstadt goal vs Netherlands (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Germany left back score a superb goal in their friendly game against the Oranje in March 2024. The Mittelstadt goal for Germany came in the 11th minute and put them 1-0 up- a lovely strike from outside the box following a set piece routine
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France vs Germany 2024 Newspaper Player Ratings- Wirtz impresses
Here is how France and Germany’s biggest sports newspapers gave their player ratings following the two teams’ friendly clash. The Germans won 2-0 with Wirtz and Havertz scoring.
L’Equipe player ratings France v Germany
L’Equipe gave Wirtz a 8/10 player rating- the highest on either side. They thought the best performing French players were goalkeeper Samba and forward Dembele (both 6/10 rating). Havertz, the other goal scorer, got a 5/10 though.
Bild player ratings for France Germany 2024 friendly
Under the German system, 1 is a very good rating (the best) and it was reserved for Wirtz and Kroos from Bild. They gave Kimmich a 2 (L’Equipe only thought him to be a 5/10) The worst French players according to Bild.were Thuram and Mbappe (both 5)
Throwback Video- Andreas Brehme right foot penalty vs Argentina 1990 World Cup for West Germany
With the news coming in that German legend Andreas Brehme has passed away, here is his most famous goal- the 1990 World Cup winning penalty for West Germany against Argentina. The Brehme penalty v Argentina came in the 85th minute after Rudi Voller had been fouled and made Franz Beckenbauer a WC manager as both player and coach (also check out this tough online Beckenbauer quiz)
Interestingly, Brehme took this 1990 WC penalty with his right foot. In the 1986 quarterfinal against Mexico, he had scored a penalty with his left foot