Aurelien Tchouameni had chances to score with two first-half headers at corners and a low shot in the 57th which was saved. Thomas Müller, brought back to the squad by Flick last week for the first time this year, controlled Benjamin Henrichs’ cross and hammered the ball past goalkeeper Mike Maignan.įrance could have had a penalty when Antonio Rüdiger appeared to shove Randal Kolo Muani to the ground in the penalty area in the 20th, but the referee opted not to give it. He was Germany’s coach when it reached the 2002 World Cup final but hadn’t taken charge of any game for 18 years.įrance had not conceded a goal in five games since losing the World Cup final to Argentina last year, but Germany scored in just the fourth minute.
The search is on for a new permanent coach ahead of games against the United States and Mexico next month.Īgainst France, Germany was coached by a three-person caretaker team including sporting director Rudi Völler.
Thomas Müller scored early on and Leroy Sané added a second on a late counterattack, ending the run of five winless games which led to Flick being ousted Sunday. I think it gives us confidence and that was what we definitely need right now.” “These have been strange, difficult days and it was all the better that we could turn things around with the win. “We really threw ourselves into it and I think people saw that,” goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen told broadcaster ARD. The win lifts some of the gloom around the team hosting the European Championship next year.
That defeat cost Hansi Flick his job as coach the following day. Germany beat World Cup runner-up France 2-1 in a friendly on Tuesday in a dramatic turnaround from being whistled by the crowd in a 4-1 loss to Japan on Saturday.
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