Germany national football team don show say dem dey ready for di 2026 World Cup after dem win Switzerland 4-3 for one friendly match wey sweet well well for Friday night. Di match wey play for Switzerland ground see Germany come from behind two times before dem finally win am.
Di star of di match na Florian Wirtz wey play for Liverpool. Di young boy score two goals and assist two more to make sure Germany carry di day. Wirtz tell RTL broadcasters say dis na probably him best game for Germany national team so far.
Switzerland start di match strong when Dan Ndoye score di first goal for di 17th minute after mistake from Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck. But Germany equalize through Jonathan Tah wey head ball for 26th minute from Wirtz corner kick.
Switzerland come back again for 41st minute when Breel Embolo score to make am 2-1 after anoda mistake from Schlotterbeck. Di Swiss even almost score third goal when Fabian Rieder shot hit crossbar.
Germany no gree give up as dem equalize again for last kick of first half. Wirtz pass long ball to Serge Gnabry wey flick am past goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to make di score 2-2 before half time.
Second half come and Wirtz show him class again. For 61st minute, after short corner from Gnabry, Wirtz curl ball into top corner to give Germany dia first lead of di match. Di ball hit crossbar before enter net.
Switzerland no dey give up as Joel Monteiro equalize for 79th minute to make di score 3-3. But Wirtz come finish di match in style for 86th minute with anoda beautiful curler into top right corner from substitute Pascal Gross pass.
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann talk say di victory na deserved one. Him say “We know say Wirtz get great shot and brutal quality. To come back like dis for test match na good thing.” Nagelsmann also admit say defence no always good but di team create plenty chances.
Di match see Kai Havertz return to Germany team after more than one year absence. Bayern Munich teenager Lennart Karl also make him first appearance for Germany when him enter as substitute for second half.
Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann dey between di sticks for di match while Joshua Kimmich captain di team. Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka try him best but him team no fit hold di lead dem get.
Dis victory end Germany four-game run without win against Switzerland. Di last time Germany beat Switzerland na for 2008. Di match serve as warm-up for 2026 World Cup wey go hold for United States, Mexico and Canada.
Germany go continue dia preparation on Monday when dem face Ghana for anoda friendly match. Switzerland on dia own go travel to face Norway on Tuesday for dia next warm-up game.
Wirtz talk about World Cup ambition say “We want reach final and win di cup. E go tough but we no need hide from anybody because we get very good squad.” Di young star no show concern about defensive mistakes wey make Switzerland score three goals.
Football fans wey watch di match don dey talk say Germany performance show promise for World Cup. Di team attack power dey strong but defence still need small work before di tournament proper begin.
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