Knockout for Germany's U17: Dramatic defeat against Portugal!

Knockout for Germany's U17: Dramatic defeat against Portugal!

The German U17 national team has found a disappointing ending at the U17 European Championship in Albania. In the crucial preliminary round game against Portugal, the young players had to take a 1-2 defeat and thus divide the tournament. The game took place in Tirana, and coach Marc-Patrick Meister first looked at his protégés before the turn came.

in the 72nd minute Lasse Isbruch gave Germany in the lead, but Tomas Soares equalized for Portugal just four minutes later. The decisive goal then scored Daniel Banjaqui in the 89th minute and secured the Portuguese players into the semi -finals. With this defeat, Germany takes third place in the group and can therefore no longer hope for the title.

tournament course of the German team

The German U17 had previously made mixed results. After a clear 0: 3 defeat against France, a victory against the host Albania was 4-0 a moral brightening, but the team could not reproduce this form against Portugal. A victory would have meant the direct qualification for the semi -finals.

In the group phase, the teams were divided into two groups with four teams each. Germany played in group A, which also included France, Portugal and Albania. While France and Portugal both move into the semi -finals with seven points, the German U17 remains without points after this preliminary round.

background to the UEFA U-17 European Championship

The UEFA U-17-football European Championship has been held since 1982 and represents an important platform for emerging talents under the age of 17. The tournament takes place annually in May and also serves to qualify for the U-17 World Cup, in which the best teams have the chance to prove themselves. This season, a total of 16 teams, including Italy, Belgium and England, play in the other group.

With the review of the U17 European Championship 2025, the hope of German goalkeepers and players remains that they will learn from experience and be more successful in the future. Despite the departure, the tournament is a valuable opportunity for the young talents to assert themselves in international competition and to be recommended for higher tasks.

JavaScript cannot be carried out to achieve a broad readership; Therefore, the performance in competition is not only regarded as a sporting challenge, but also as a funding in the career of the young athletes.

The German U17 players and the coach Marc-Patrick Meister will now have to plan the next steps in order to be able to play again at the next big tournament.

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