The German U17 footballers have reached the final of the European Championship for the first time since 2015. Coach Christian Wück’s team beat Poland 5-3 (1-2) in Felcsút/Hungary on Tuesday. In the final on Friday (June 2nd, 2023) in Budapest, Spain or France will be the opponents.
Hoffenheim’s Max Moerstedt (22nd), Dortmund’s Paris Brunner (57th) and Charles Hermann (65th), Schalke’s Assan Quedraogo (79th) and Robert Ramsak from FC Bayern (83rd) scored the goals for the enthusiastic performance German team. The Poles were twice ahead thanks to goals from Daniel Mikolajewski (7th) and Karol Borys (31st), Filip Wolski (68th) had provided the equalizer shortly after the first German lead.
“We’re very proud of the boys“said Wück after kick-off. “I hope that Germany will now also notice that a generation is growing up here that tears itself apart on the pitch for the national jersey and brings the German mentality to the pitch – just as it used to be.”
U17 World Cup already in your pocket
The young German footballers had already secured participation in the U17 World Cup by beating Switzerland in the quarter-finals. Spain and France will play the second final ticket on Tuesday from 8 p.m.