Löw experiment with two teams – newcomers Dahoud and Hofmann

Berlin (dpa) – It will be an experiment that has never been seen before. Joachim Löw is tackling the unpopular three-pack against Turkey, Ukraine and Switzerland with two separate teams. The national coach nominated 26 field players, including newcomers Mahmoud Dahoud from Borussia Dortmund and Jonas Hofmann from Borussia Mönchengladbach, and three goalkeepers. “We let … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo, goal number 100 (and 101) with Portugal

Fantastic punishment: the Juventus goal number 100 in the national team arrives in Stockholm in the Nations League. And also number 101 A prestigious milestone, yet another in Cristiano Ronaldo’s career: the 35-year-old Juventus champion scored his 100th international goal at the Friends Arena in Solna (in the Stockholm metropolitan area). He did so in … Read more

Poland narrowly wins at Bosnia in Nations League group of Orange | NOW

Poland won its second game in the Nations League on Monday evening. The team of national coach Jerzy Brzeczek was in the group of the Dutch national team with 1-2 too strong visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia did take the lead in Zenica halfway through the first half. Haris Hajradinovic used a penalty kick after … Read more

Lodeweges critical of Orange: ‘Italy carried out the same plan much better’ | NOW

Dwight Lodeweges believes that the Dutch national team has shown too little on Monday evening in the Nations League game with Italy (0-1 loss). The interim national coach therefore hopes that his team will learn from the deserved defeat. “We lost to a top opponent. Italy wants to do in principle the same things as … Read more

Dumfries returns to Orange after birth of son for duel with Italy | NOW

National coach Dwight Lodeweges has again access to Denzel Dumfries in the Nations League match against Italy on Monday. The right back of PSV has been missing from the Orange selection in recent days because his son was born. “If all goes well, Dumfries will close again on Saturday,” said interim national coach Dwight Lodeweges, … Read more

Italy loses points at home against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Nations League | NOW

Italy immediately lost points in its first Nations League match on Friday evening. The team of national coach Roberto Mancini did not get further than 1-1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the group of the Dutch national team. Edin Dzeko gave Bosnia the lead in Florence ten minutes after the break. The AS Roma striker … Read more

Unloved premiere: ghost game – but “valuable” for Löw

Stuttgart (dpa) – After a forced break of 289 days, Joachim Löw and his players hungry for success are allowed to start again. But when the German national team restarted, the national coach still had “two hearts in one breast”, as the 2014 world champion coach himself admitted. On the one hand, the DFB team … Read more

Robin Gosens prefers Germany over the Netherlands and makes his debut in selection Löw | NOW

Robin Gosens prefers Germany over the Dutch national team. The 26-year-old left wing defender of Atalanta has been called up for the Nations League by national coach Joachim Löw and can make his debut for ‘Die Mannschaft’ in September. Gosens, who played in the Eredivisie on behalf of Heracles Almelo and FC Dordrecht, has a … Read more