The DFB team will have to do without Giulia Gwinn in Switzerland. In the opening game against Poland, she contracted a knee injury and will fail for several weeks. However, the captain may stay on site with the team.
On crutches on crutches and with a rail on the left knee, Giulia Gwinn left the team district in Zurich on Saturday afternoon. Her parents tried to donate the 26-year-old consolation. A few hours later, the German Football Association announced the bitterly: for the full-back, the tournament ended shortly after the start. Diagnosis: Inner ligament injury.
Gwinn may still stay with the team
After all, it is not an initially feared cruciate ligament tear. Nevertheless, Gwinn has to pause for several weeks. According to the UEFA regulations, the DFB must not nominate a replacement. For medical reasons, this should only have happened to field players up to 24 hours before the first match day. “Giulia is very depressed,” said DFB director Nia Künzer in front of the press on Saturday.
Contrary to other media reports, the departure of Gwinn has not yet been determined, according to the Sportschau information. The captain still thinks whether she stays with the team, since an operation is probably not urgently needed.
Violation of Giulia Gwinn in the first half against Poland
What happened? After a good half hour of the opening game in St. Gallen, Gwinn stayed on the ground after a duel against Ewa Pajor, she had twisted her knee.
At first it looked as if the 26-year-old from FC Bayern could continue playing after a short treatment break. But hardly again on the pitch, sank together Gwinn and had to be replaced with tears.
In the middle of the second round of the game, the German Football Association (DFB) announced that Gwinn’s knee was affected. Gwinn has already suffered two cruciate ligament tears in her career and was lacking for months due to injury.
Gwinn injury: National coach Wück experiences “Bitter bought victory”
The captain’s failure is hard. “Of course she is a leadership figure, also a mentality player”said sports show expert Almuth Schult. “Even in the situation where she is injured, she throws everything in to prevent the goal. That is what distinguishes it. “
“A bitter victory”said national coach Christian Wück after the final whistle. “We went into the cabin right after the game and hugged them all again and wished for their luck.” Gwinn prevented the goal with the action, what to do with her “Cut up” must. “We are now keeping all your fingers crossed that it is not that bad.” Teammate Klara Bühl also hoped for a mild diagnosis: “We are all behind her. We are with her.”
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The outdoor player is considered one of the key people in the national team of national coach Christian Wück. For Gwinn, Carlotta Wamser came into play, who celebrated her EM debut. “Of course you don’t like to come into play when a teammate has injured. But you try to make the best of it”said the Leverkusener, who showed a good idea on the right.
Central defender Janina Minge took over the captain’s armband against Poland. The DFB team was improved against Poland in the second half and won through goals from Jule Brand and Lea Schüller. “It has been seen in the past few weeks that there is a good team spirit in this team. This is particularly evident in difficult situations. The players have done it well and we are trying to support them,” said Künzer.
Gwinn has been under contract with Bayern since 2019 has already completed 148 Bundesliga games in her career. She celebrated four German championships with the Munich women. For the DFB selection, Gwinn was on the pitch 64 times before the game against Poland and scored 14 goals.
Whatever it is: Giulia gets all support from FC Bayern, we will do everything we can so that she is back on the pitch as soon as possible.
Support from Bayern Munich for Giulia Gwinn
In the spring of 2025, Gwinn was appointed the new captain of the German national team by national coach Christian Wück. Before the start of the tournament in Switzerland, the full-back in the Sportschau interview had spoken about the honor of being able to exercise the captain’s office and the teammates “emotionally along” and “go for“To want.
She also received the backing of her Bayern Munich association. Uli Hoeneß said before the announcement of the EM-AS at BR24 Sport: “With great horror, I noticed that our Giulia Gwinn was injured. I very much hope that it is not as bad as you could assume.” Previously, FCB President Herbert Hainer told the “Bild” newspaper that Gwinn would get “all support”, “So that she is back on the pitch as soon as possible”.