Germany were hoping to find some form after recent uncharacteristic early exits from major tournaments, but lost to Belgium for the first time since 1954. theSun theSundaily Germanyvsbelgium Germany EURO2024
Belgium's midfielder Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring the 1-3 goal with his team-mates during the international friendly football match Germany v Belgium in Cologne, western Germany, on March 28, 2023/AFPPix: A goal and two assists from Kevin De Bruyne lifted Belgium past struggling Euro 2024 hosts Germany, winning 3-2 in a friendly in Cologne on Tuesday.
“We were too restrained, too passive, and we weren’t able to put the opponent under pressure,“ Germany coach Hansi Flick told TV network RTL, saying “Belgium played mercilessly”. Romelu Lukaku, scorer of all three goals in Belgium’s 3-0 romp against Sweden in Euro qualifying on Friday, then smashed in a left-footed effort to double the lead, the goal again assisted by De Bruyne.
Germany were on the board soon after when Niclas Fuellkrug converted a penalty awarded for a Lukaku handball, giving the late-blooming Werder Bremen striker his sixth goal in six international appearances.
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