Germany will host the 2024 UEFA European Championship in what will be the first time they have staged the competition as a united nation after hosting it as West Germany in 1988.
Despite their reputation as serial winners, Germany are feeling the pressure ahead of the tournament after poor showings in their past three major competition appearances.
Successive group-stage exits at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar came either side of a Round of 16 loss to England at Euro 2020, and the fans have grown restless.
The departure of head coach Joachim Low in 2021 saw Hansi Flick take charge of the top job, but the former Bayern Munich coach has since been replaced by Julian Nagelsmann, becoming the first man ever to be fired from the role.
Nagelsmann has only managed one win from four games in charge, though, and Germany will be desperately seeking a resolution to their underperformance before the big kickoff in June 2024.
Who has qualified for Euro 2024?
Germany were assured of their place at Euro 2024 as per UEFA rules on automatic qualification for single-nation hosts. However, with no competitive action on the agenda for Flick or Nagelsmann, Germany have played a mammoth list of friendly games in 2023.
After securing just one friendly win in seven matches, Flick was dismissed from his post in September, and Nagelsmann has fared only slightly better, with one win from four before the end of 2023.
Germany are the joint most successful team in European Championship history with three wins since its inaugural tournament in 1960. Their first two titles came as West Germany, including a superb victory in their first ever appearance in the competition in 1972.
Two goals from the great Gerd Muller sealed a 3-0 win over
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