Germany suffers bitter setback against Portugal in the semi -finals!

Germany suffers bitter setback against Portugal in the semi -finals!

Allianz Arena, 80339 München, Deutschland - On June 4, 2025, the German national soccer team met in the semi -finals of the Nations League in the Allianz Arena on Portugal. The game started with a delay of ten minutes due to violent weather conditions. The spectators were pointed out to rain ponchos because hail and thunderstorms moved over Munich. Despite the adverse circumstances, Joshua Kimmich was honored for his 100th international.

The game started at a high level, but the DFB team had difficulty finding its usual game structure and was put under great pressure by the Portuguese. Already in the 7th minute there was the first dangerous opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the goal. Germany could not develop as usual and found hardly any solutions against the Portuguese defensive.

The course of the game

In the first half, Germany still fought an important leadership. Florian Wirtz scored the 1-0 in the 30th minute, his seventh goal in the 30th international match, and the first one.

The defensive stability that Germany had awarded in recent years showed weaknesses. Marc-André Ter Stegen, who celebrated his comeback after a long time, was initially a safe backing, but was unable to prevent Portugal from taking the lead by hitting Conceição (63.) and Ronaldo (68.). One of the best measures in the goalkeeper was a strong double parade that Germany saved from a higher deficit.

The defensive series made it easy for the Portuguese to become dangerous. While Anton (BVB) and Koch (Frankfurt) were defensively required, the Dortmund Anton could be lured out at standards, which led to a goal. Tah seemed unsafe and his bad passes brought the team into trouble.

individual criticism and player performance

Despite the defeat, some players showed remarkable performances. Kimmich, as a captain and driver, did the preparatory work to the first goal and prevented a possible 1: 3 for the Portuguese shortly before the end of the game. Goretzka shone with a lot of force, but was unlucky in the end and subsided after the break. Meanwhile, Mittelstädt, who played flawlessly, was a stable solution on the left, but did not come to big moments.

Nick Woltemade, who celebrated his starting debut, had two early chances, but could not use them and showed no looseness overall. Serge Gnabry and Sané could not ensure the urgently needed offensive accents. The substitutes of fillered jugs and adeyemi also remained without the hoped -for success, while the substitute NMECHA could not set any decisive accents.

Germany had to give up with a 1-2 defeat and thus missed the chance of maintaining the title in the Nations League semi-final. Despite a strong squad and the undefeated record in the current Nation Sleague season, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann is now required to prepare for future challenges. PNP reports on the individual criticism of the players, while TAG24 closer to the course of the game. Further information on the history of the German selection can be found on Football dates