Germany, who are clearly leading their group with 18 points from six games, will meet pursuers Portugal (13 points) in Bielefeld on April 9 (4:30 p.m., live on Sportschau.de) and Serbia on April 12 in Belgrade (12). “Our primary goal is the six points. We want to take the next big step towards the World Cup“said Voss-Tecklenburg.
Voss-Tecklenburg: “Strong Personality”
The 31-year-old Popp had played her last of 111 international matches (53 goals) against Norway on April 13, 2021 before she was out for a long time due to a knee injury. “We are very happy that Poppi is back. She’s a very important player for us – on and off the pitch“Said the national coach about the Wolfsburg offensive player.
“With her strong personality, presence, power and leadership, she is an important building block in our team“, added Voss-Tecklenburg: “It’s good that we can plan with her again.”
Eight more comebacks
In addition to the captain, there are eight other players in the squad who missed the four-country tournament in England in February through injury or illness. In addition to the Wolfsburg players Svenja Huth, Tabea Waßmuth, Kathrin Hendrich, Almuth Schult and Lena Lattwein, Sjoeke Nüsken (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sydney Lohmann (FC Bayern Munich) and Dzsenifer Marozsan (Olympique Lyon) are also back.
VfL Wolfsburg: Alexandra Popp is back
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Source: NDR