Frustration throughout the Germany nationwide workforce was enormous after they suffered their largest defeat at a girls’s European championship in a 4-1 loss to Sweden on Saturday.
“We clearly went into this sport wanting to complete first within the group. And that’s why we’re a bit down now,” coach Christian Wück mentioned.
Each groups have been assured of reaching the quarter-finals earlier than the match.
Nevertheless, Sweden completed prime of Group C with most factors and will now have a better path within the knock-outs the place they reached the semi-finals on the final Euros and final two World Cups.
The 1984 champions will subsequent face the Group D runner-up on Wednesday, presumably title holders England or the Netherlands, and have averted a possible semi-final towards world champions Spain.
Germany, in second, will play the Group D winner on Friday, with spectacular France prime earlier than their finale on Sunday. France beat England final week and Germany within the 2024 Nations League semi-finals, and the winner might then face Spain within the semis.
“We’ll shake it off after which go into this quarter-final with pleasure and braveness. Irrespective of towards whom – whether or not it’s France or England or the Netherlands,” Wück mentioned.
Ahead Laura Freigang added: “In fact it brings you again right down to Earth. It’s the form of day you’d want to not have throughout a European championship. However I’d fairly have it at this time than every other day as a result of now we’ve knock-out video games.”
Germany fell aside after Carlotta Wamser, who had completed nicely in changing captain Giulia Gwinn who suffered a tournament-ending knee damage within the first match, was despatched off for dealing with the ball, which additionally led to a penalty.
“The purple card was essential in stopping us from coming again,” Wück mentioned. Nevertheless, the defence had already seemed poor, conceding two objectives earlier than Wamser was despatched off.
“Even with 11 gamers, it will have been troublesome to return again. We’re down now, however we’ll get again up once more,” Wück mentioned.
Wamser can even be suspended for one sport and can miss the quarter-final match in Basel subsequent Saturday.