After captain Alexandra Popp and her team’s rousing entry into the final of the European Championship, the Federal Chancellor now wants to see and cheer on the German soccer players live in the stadium.
“That was a great performance,” wrote the SPD politician on Twitter after the DFB women’s 2-1 (1-1) win against France on Thursday evening in Milton Keynes. “I’m looking forward to going to London and supporting the German team in their dream final against the hosts England at Wembley.”
When match winner Popp was awarded a small blue trophy as the best player of the game after the final whistle and many jubilant scenes on the sidelines, her fellow players stormed towards the 31-year-old from Wolfsburg, cheering – just like before with her two massive and so important goals .
Popp: “Incredibly happy” and “incredibly proud”
In the end, Popp was only “incredibly happy” and “incredibly proud”. With her fifth and sixth tournament goal, she drew level with England’s Beth Mead. In London’s legendary stadium, which has long been sold out with around 90,000 spectators, on Sunday (6 p.m. CEST/ARD and DAZN) it is also about the top scorer.
“It’s going to be a great football festival, it’s a classic,” said national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg.
“To be honest, I can’t even put it into words. We played an amazing game again,” said Popp after a passionate semi-final against the French, who are now untitled. The record European champions from Germany, on the other hand, can hope for their ninth triumph. With such “anticipation, such a desire for a final – there is nothing better,” said Popp, who only made her comeback in the Bundesliga at the beginning of the year after a cartilage injury in her knee and played for the German selection again for the first time in April .