Tag: Germany

England come back from 2-0 down to beat Germany, destroy everything you thought you knew about real life

First things first, this was only a friendly. So you might want to recite that sentence after every single line of this post. That said, it’s only fitting that during a season in which Leicester City are on the verge of winning the Premier League title, England come back from 2-0 down to beat Germany at the Olympiastadion with total disregard for everything humankind knows to be true.

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Spectators leaving Stade de France sing national anthem after attacks

As the devastating attacks on Paris unfolded outside the Stade de France during the France-Germany friendly, the stadium became a place of refuge for those inside. The German team stayed in the stadium for the night after a bomb threat on their hotel was reported earlier in the day and fans stood on the pitch until they were given the all clear to go home.

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U.S. beat Germany with late stunner, become Friendly Champions of the World

Proving that the scare they gave Germany in the last World Cup was no fluke, the United States beat Germany 2-1 in Germany to become the Friendly Champions of the World. Bobby Wood scored the winner in the 87th minute, giving the 22-year-old his second late winner in as many matches after doing the same to the Netherlands last in a 4-3 friendly win last week. And by the way, those happen to be his first two international goals, as well.

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