The reasons for the DFB bankruptcy against France
08.06.2025 19:14 | 1: 50m
RTL reporter Jonas Gerdes gives the reasons for the German defeat in the game for 3rd place in the Nations League against France.
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And now we are talking to Jonas Gerdes, who watched the game for us. In the stadium. Jonas, what went wrong? Yesterday we still had a little hope.
Yes, hope is known to die last. There were still this in the Stuttgart stadium. Even after the first half, where it was only zero to one. But Joshua Kimmich has just mentioned it well. In the end, the chance usurer was the big problem. You should have just had to take the lead in the first few minutes of this game against France. And then you could just have learned how to do it at France, namely Kylian Mbappe, who is simply super cold -licked, is looking for the end, preparing the second goal and so the French can finally celebrate. We can also look aside here for a short time. There are still a few Frenchmen, here Family and Friends. The block is just dissolving a bit. Rights were still here, also put their heads together and talk a bit about it, as it worked in the end for the French national team. I agree with Joshua Kimmich. At least in the first half, you didn’t really have the impression that Les Bleus really wants to win. But in the second section it was sufficient and sufficient for this German national soccer team, which at the moment did not reach their maximum performance.
So it has now achieved fourth place in the Nations League. What is your conclusion? What does that mean?
Yes, that is now the end of this international year. If you had talked about it two or three years ago, you would have said fourth place in the Nations League. Great, we don’t fight against the descent. But now it’s just that it is already a disappointment. Much more had been calculated. Nevertheless, you have to keep the many injuries in mind. Rüdiger will come back soon. I also think Havertz will return to this team and then you will see another face of the German national soccer team at the World Cup qualification, then from September.