“Incredible”
In live TV: tears at DFB star after penalty shootout
07/20/2025 – 01:10 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Sjoeke Nüsken almost became the tragic heroine of the EM quarter-finals against France. But the game took a different course for them. In the interview afterwards she becomes emotional.
Moving moments in live TV after the rousing 7: 6 after penalty shootout for the German national team in the European Championship quarter-finals against France. DFB striker Sjoeke Nüsken fought tears in an interview at ZDF: “I really lack the words,” said Nüsken shortly after the memorable game on Saturday evening. “I think I have never participated in such a game …” Nüsken suddenly stalled, said “Wow!”
Then the attacker continued in a trivial voice: “It was a fight, we were all. I am so incredibly proud of this team …” She had to put it again briefly: “We could have decided earlier with my penalty, but I am so grateful that the team had tackled” – Nüsken had only achieved the interim compensation in the 26th minute, but then awarded one in the 70th minute Penalty. “What we have shown here for energy performance – that’s incredible. Incredible,” continued Nüsken.
Then the midfielder briefly pulled her jersey over the face, wanted to wipe away the tears. Then she looked a little more. After her converted penalty in the penalty shootout, “a huge load” fell off from her. “I didn’t really want to. We agreed a bit, then the others said: Come on, now hit him.”
However, the team always believed in itself: “We knew beforehand what we could do. We have now shown everyone what we can do.” Now the title is the goal: “We now want to bring the thing home. We have shown an energy performance that we are such an incredibly cool team, and I think we can do it.” Because of her second yellow card, however, it will be missing in the semi-finals against Spain on Tuesday (9 p.m. in the T-Online live ticker).