Budapest (AP) – The order is clear. In Budapest against Hungary, the German national football team should win again after the last three 1-1 draws, two of them in the Nations League.
National coach Hansi Flick spoke of a “very big” task for his selection. “Everyone has to show 100 percent willingness to perform,” said the national coach.
Captain Manuel Neuer will be in goal again, Flick made that clear about the line-up. But nothing more. The starting XI in Budapest should be a mixture of the teams against Italy last Saturday and England last Tuesday. “It’s good when you’re used to it,” said Flick on Friday. Whether Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka form the midfield duo or whether Ilkay Gündogan will play again is open. Also, whether Timo Werner starts at the front, who initially sat on the bench against England.
Hungary started the Nations League very well with a 1-0 win against England, but then lost 2-1 in Italy. The selection of Italian coach Marco Rossi also offers vast Bundesliga experience. It is quite possible that the Leipzig trio of Peter Gulacsi, Willi Orban and Dominik Szoboszlai will start against Germany. There have been a total of 35 encounters between the two nations so far. With 13 wins, eleven draws and eleven defeats, the balance sheet is only just positive from a German perspective.