Teams that have a perfect start rarely win the tournament, Löw is not bothered by Germany’s slow start

Joachim Löw will probably have one last chance to make history with the German national team at this championship. Although they did not start the tournament well, losing to France, the subsequent win over Portugal puts the Germans in a good starting position.

After the opening defeat to France, the public was not exactly optimistic. However, we must not forget that Mbappé and co. are the biggest favourites for the overall victory and the Germans did not put in a bad performance at all.

The second match was a different story, however, and Germany managed to beat Portugal 4-2. Now, however, the last step towards promotion is still missing.

“Of course a win like this will give you a boost, but we never doubted our ability. We knew we could play better. But the next game could be much more difficult because Hungary is defending deep in their own half with 8 or 9 men,” the German national coach is aware of the difficulty of the last game.

Löw has enough experience to know that the match will not be easy. After all, Hungary kept the Portuguese shooters at bay until the 84th minute when Raphaël Guerreiro scored. The Hungarians even led against France, but in the end they took a valuable point.

They still have a chance to qualify, but they need a win over Germany to do so, and the problem is that they will no longer be playing in front of packed stands, but in Munich, where they will no longer be greeted by crowds of chanting fans.

The team around Manuel Neuer has everything in their hands! Moreover, if France do not beat Portugal and Germany win against Hungary, they will be able to boast the title of the best team in the group of death.

“There are some very strong teams in the tournament, but the teams that did well in the first two games rarely win the whole tournament,” Löw is not worried about the bad start to the tournament.

Everything is still open and the Germans could end up last. One can therefore agree with Löw that looking for one big favourite based on two good games is not very telling.

This is also confirmed by previous championships. At the previous Euro, Portugal made the play-offs thanks to three draws. In 2012, Spain only drew with Italy at the start, but won every game thereafter.

The exception is 2008, when Spain won all 6 matches at the European Championship.

And let’s remember the unpopular year 2004, when Greece won the first match against Portugal, but then drew with Spain and lost to Russia. But three subsequent 1-0 wins took them to the top.

Here, however, the opening two matches must be considered very good. At that time, however, nobody believed that the Greeks could win!

Source: UEFA