🔥 4 matches, 4 wins: Germany march unbeaten into the last 16 | OneFootball

For Germany, the last group match of the Small-Sided European Championship was, at least in terms of the standings, meaningless, as they had already secured the group victory yesterday. Turkey, on the other hand, needed points to advance to the round of 16.

But you wouldn’t have known that from the game. The Germans dispatched Turkey with a 5:0 win.

The first big chance fell to Giardini, who stepped up for a penalty but, unlike in the opening match, failed to convert it.

📸 Julian Meusel

Penalties have long been a weakness for the Germans, something that urgently needs to change once the knockout stages begin. If a match isn’t decided in regular time, it goes straight to a penalty shootout.

In the 10th minute, the breakthrough came: Winkel was set up by a strong pass from Grünberg and squared the ball, leaving Haitz with a simple tap-in. The 1:0 lead stood at halftime.

There was little from Turkey, especially considering they were fighting for a spot in the round of 16.

In the second half, Wurm (23’) and Fehlinger (25’) quickly made things clear. The Baller League’s top scorer, Anan, also rewarded himself for his performances in recent games and got on the scoresheet for the first time. After winning the ball in midfield, he finished confidently.

Chahrour put the finishing touch in the 36th minute. Mehl, who was in goal today, kept a clean sheet. During the group stage, he alternated with Betz, and now the national coach will have to decide who will stand between the posts in the knockout rounds.

Since both goalkeepers have put in outstanding performances, it’s a close contest that will likely remain undecided until kickoff tomorrow.

With this win, Germany remains unbeaten in the group stage and heads into the round of 16 with confidence.

Germany’s opponent had already been determined before the match: they will play Hungary tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. Hungary finished third in their group with one win and two losses.

If Germany wins, they will play again the same day at 6:45 p.m. against the winner of Croatia vs. Serbia. In this matchup, small-sided football legend Kim Sippel sees Croatia as the favorites and expects a close quarterfinal against Germany.

You can watch the German team’s matches live on Twitch.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.