After victory against England
Germany expects Kracher in the EM quarter-finals
Updated on June 18, 2025 – 11:29 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The team of coach Antonio di Salvo has qualified for the EM quarter-finals. A heavy opponent is waiting there.
Three games, nine points, the qualification for the next round was clear before the 2-1 win in the last group game against England: For the German U21, the European Championship in Slovakia has so far been made to measure.
After the 3-0 starting against Slovenia and the 4: 2 against the Czech Republic, the team of national coach Antonio di Salvo was already in the quarter-finals-but it was still open to the DFB team. After the victory against England, it is now clear that the team around striker Nick Woltemade will move into the next round as the winner of Group B.
On Sunday at 6 p.m., Germany will be against the “Squadra Azzurra”. Italy finished group A as second behind Spain. For coaches DI Salvo and striker Nicolo Tresoldi, the game will be a special one, both have Italian roots. “This is my parents’ origin, I’m looking forward to it,” said Di Salvo before the game on Wednesday. At an European Championship, the duel was only twice, both in 2009 (1-0 in the semi-finals) and 2017 (0: 1 in the preliminary round), the DFB team won the title at the end.