Germans relishing chance of Dutch revenge in Euro 2020 qualifiers
DUBLIN: The Germany camp is relishing the chance to exact some revenge on neighbours the Netherlands after the European powerhouses were drawn in the same Euro 2020 qualifying group on Sunday.
“We are happy that we have the chance of revenge against Holland,” admitted Germany team director Oliver Bierhoff in Dublin.
Germany has plummeted from first to 16th in the FIFA world rankings since June.
“We know our journey back to the top of the world rankings means we will meet some tough opponents on the way,” added Bierhoff.
“That ’ s the only way to distinguish yourself and it (the draw) could have been worse for us.”
The Dutch and the Germans are the clear favourites in Group C, which also contains Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus, with the qualifying matches to start in March and finish next November.
Germany leaked a late equaliser to the Dutch in Gelsenkirchen in last month’s 2- 2 draw after the Oranje hammered the Germans 3- 0 in Amsterdam in October.
“We are happy to play against Holland again,” said Germany head coach Joachim Loew.
“They will be interesting games which we can assume will be sold out,”
“It’s a reasonable group, we know our own strengths and will be confident, but we don’t want to be presumptuous. — AFP