Team analysis
Germany
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | UKR | BIH | AUT | BEL | ESP | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan-Christoph Bartels | 13/01/1999 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) | |
| 2 | Alfons Amade | 12/11/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) | |||
| 3 | Gian-Luca Itter | 05/01/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 63* | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | |
| 4 | Tom Baack | 13/03/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | VfL Bochum 1848 (GER) | |
| 5 | Florian Baak | 18/03/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) | ||
| 6 | Atakan Akkaynak | 05/01/1999 | Midfield | 71* | 80 | 80 | 80 | 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) | |
| 7 | Kai Havertz | 11/06/1999 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 49* | 80 | 80 | 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) |
| 8 | Arne Maier | 08/01/1999 | Midfield | 77* | 80 | 63* | 80 | 59* | Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) | |
| 9 | Renat Dadashov | 17/05/1999 | Forward | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80* | 80 | 3 | RB Leipzig (GER) |
| 10 | Sam Schreck | 29/01/1999 | Midfield | 80 | 40* | 11+ | 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) | ||
| 11 | Jano Baxmann | 18/01/1999 | Midfield | 17+ | 63* | 30+ | 1+ | 21+ | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | |
| 12 | Lennart Grill | 25/01/1999 | Goalkeeper | 1+ | 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) | |||||
| 13 | Jan-Niklas Beste | 04/01/1999 | Defender | 3+ | 40+ | 80 | 80 | 80* | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | |
| 14 | Mika Hanraths | 04/06/1999 | Defender | 77* | 80 | VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) | ||||
| 15 | Sven Sonnenberg | 19/01/1999 | Defender | 17+ | 1+ | 1. FC Köln (GER) | ||||
| 16 | Jannis Kübler | 25/05/1999 | Midfield | 3+ | 9+ | 31+ | 17+ | Karlsruher SC (GER) | ||
| 17 | Yari Otto | 27/05/1999 | Forward | 63* | 17+ | 50* | 79* | 69* | 3 | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) |
| 18 | Davide Itter | 05/01/1999 | Defender | 80 | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) |
©Sportsfile Germany coach Meikel Schönweitz
Coach: Meikel Schönweitz
05/02/80
"We made mistakes in our first game against Ukraine but we learned from them and we played on an upward curve after that. I was very satisfied with what I saw on the pitch and with the players’ attitude. We came through a tough quarter-final against Belgium and after the first half and Spain’s missed penalty, I thought we would win the semi-final too. But we lost our grip on the game and failed to score the second goal that would have settled the issue."
Germany team analysis
• 1-4-2-3-1 with switches to 1-4-3-3 with single controlling midfielder
• High defensive line with advanced keeper commanding the space behind
• Compact, disciplined unit; lines well-linked; emphasis on collective virtues
• Patient passing from back, through midfield; winger/full-back combinations
• Arni Maier pacemaker in midfield; Kai Havertz the catalyst, linking attacking play
• Athletic, hard-working players able to impose their game on opposition
• Strength in depth, good work ethic, athletic condition, winning mentality