Spain v Germany: Kroos convinced hosts can go all the way ahead of Euro 2024 quarter-final

12.07.2024 - 18:24 thenationalnews.com

Host nation Germany face Spain at the Stuttgart Arena on Friday in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 riding a wave of belief that has been missing for almost a decade.

The eagerly anticipated clash (8pm UAE) pits together arguably the tournament's two most impressive sides, with the Germans shrugging off their recent disappointments to reach the last eight of a major event for the first time since they lost in the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

They had been world champions in Brazil two years earlier. Julian Nagelsmann's side made a flying start to their home tournament with crushing victories over Scotland and Hungary, but were less convincing in a 1-1 draw with Switzerland to close out the group stage, and then had to ride their luck in a 2-0 victory over the unfortunate Denmark in the last 16.

Spain, meanwhile, arrived in Germany as a team considered to have a chance of going all the way, but their vibrant displays have seen them emerge as many people's favourites for the title.

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Germany striker Thomas Mueller said Monday he was drawing a line under his 14-year career with the national team following the conclusion of Euro 2024. "After 131 national team games and 45 goals, I am saying goodbye," Mueller said in a video statement announcing his decision. Mueller, who turns 35 in September, was a key member of the German team that won the 2014 World Cup, beating Argentina in the final after extra time. "When I played my first international match for the German national team over 14 years ago, I could never have dreamed of all this," Mueller said in the video.

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