The German U17 soccer world champions were received by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Friday. The German Football Association (DFB) announced this on Saturday.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD), who is responsible for sport in the federal government, was also there.
“In my conversations with them at the reception in the Chancellery, I noticed that they are also interested and open beyond football. I am convinced that everyone will go their own way and wish each and every one of them all the best,” said the Chancellor, according to the DFB. Notice.
Faeser added: “The team, their coaches and the entire team behind the team have achieved great things. They particularly impressed me with the maturity they showed on and off the pitch.”
Last year, the DFB youth team won both the World Cup title in Indonesia in December and the European Championship in Hungary last summer. Scholz’s reception took place in the presence of DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and DFB Managing Director Andreas Rettig.