Losing is forbidden "An exit against Denmark would set Germany back years"

In the football talk show Heimspiel bei der Nati on blue Sport, Matthias Brügelmann, editor-in-chief of Sport-Bild, is confident ahead of the round of 16 against Denmark. But what if Germany fails?

Matthias Brügelmann, editor-in-chief of Sport-Bild, doesn't want to know anything about a summer fairytale yet in the football talk home game with the Nati ahead of the round of 16 against Denmark (Saturday, 9 p.m.), even if everything is going according to plan so far. "Well, I think we're basically having another great tournament. We have the highest average attendance at a European Championship since the 1988 European Championship in Germany. I really believe that there is no other country in Europe that is able to give so many people from different countries the opportunity to take part in such an event."

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"Typical German self-image at tournaments", says Brügelmann when asked about the fact that the media in Germany have so far paid little attention to their opponents. "I think the first opponent that people here in Germany will really pay attention to and that would then also play a bigger role in our media would actually be Spain." However, the hurdle of Denmark has to be overcome first.

But what if there is a disappointment, as there has been at the last three major events? "An elimination against Denmark would set Germany back years," says Brügelmann with certainty. "We'd be having fundamental discussions again, which we're really fed up with after the last six years. It would be good to take a critical look at things after all the successes, but German football wouldn't be prepared for that either, including a possible discussion about Julian Nagelsmann. None of that is planned," said Brügelmann, who would rather not dwell on this idea. The motto is clear: No losing!