Goalkeeper caught in a trance, France luckily escaped defeat to Germany
With home advantage, Germany played better than France in the first match of the two teams in the UEFA Nation Cup. Unfortunately, coach Joachim Loew's team could not score and had to accept a 0-0 draw in the first round.
Germany and France are in the first group of League A, the two teams meet in the first match of Group 1. This is a highly anticipated match because Germany and France are the two most recent world champions. At the 2018 World Cup, Germany disappointed when they became the defending champions and were eliminated in the group stage, while France advanced to the gold cup.
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| Midfielder Pogba plays in the match in Germany. |
With home advantage, Germany took the initiative to attack and had a better position than their opponent. The defensive counter-attacking style of play is not unfamiliar to France. In this match, coach Deschamps' team continued to play defensive counter-attacking, but unfortunately they could not have many good counter-attacks to approach the German team's goal.
Germany controlled the ball 57% of the time, their strikers launched 14 shots, 7 of which were on target. Meanwhile, France only had 8 shots, also with an accuracy of 50% (4 shots on target). However, both teams were similar in that they could not get the ball into the opponent's goal.
The first draw gave both teams a point each. The group also includes the Netherlands, and France will play at home against the Netherlands on September 9. The UEFA Nations League is played in a round-robin format, with points awarded to determine the group winners for the semi-finals.
