Germany drew 0-0 with hosts Ukraine – Monday – as part of their preparations for the trophy.
Germany were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Ukraine on Monday as part of preparations for the 2024 European Football Championship, which will be hosted from June 14 to July 14.
After two encouraging victories over France (2-0) and the Netherlands (2-1) last March, the “Manschaft” was knocked out for the first time since the losses against Turkey and Austria at the end of 2023.
It is also the first setback for Ukraine after two victories in Iceland (2-1) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-1).
Germany will play their second warm-up match against Greece on the 7th of this month, while Ukraine will face Poland on the same day and Moldova 4 days later.
Germany will start their European Cup campaign on June 14 against Scotland in Munich, and they will have Hungary and Switzerland in the first group.
Easy win for England
England’s national team beat hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 at Newcastle’s St James’ Park.
England played in the second row and Bayern Munich’s top goalscorer Harry Kane did not start (he came on in the second half) so Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins took his place.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham was a complete absentee after playing in the Champions League final two days ago, which saw his side beat Germany’s Borussia Dortmund 2-0.
After a negative first half, the Three Lions scored through a free kick from Chelsea striker Carlton Palmer, who was the club’s best player last season (60).
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kane added late goals in the 85th and 89th minutes.
The England national team is considered one of the leading contenders for the title with players such as Kane, Bellingham, Phil Foden and Declan Rice.
England will play another warm-up game against Iceland at Wembley Stadium on June 7. The draw placed England in the finals of Group Three, which included Denmark, Slovenia and Serbia.
Croatia’s victory in Macedonia
Croatia’s national team beat North Macedonia’s national team 3-0, Ukraine took the lead in the tenth minute through Lovro Maier; That was before the same player added the second goal in the last minute of the first half. Marko Pasalic scored the third goal for the Croatian national team in the 79th minute.
The clash against North Macedonia is the first friendly match for European countries, while the second friendly match will be against Portugal next Saturday.
The Croatian national team will start their European campaign by facing their Spanish counterpart in Berlin on June 15, and will face Albania and Italy in the 24th and 29th group stage.
Scotland beat Gibraltar.
Ryan Christie and Che Adams scored in the second half as Scotland beat Gibraltar 2-0 in a friendly in Portugal as Steve Clarke’s side continued their progress ahead of the 2024 European Championship.
Scotland’s national team will miss the European Championship with injuries to Scott McTominay and Stuart Armstrong, as well as striker Lyndon Dykes suffering an injury in training. Clam is keeping an eye on Liam Cooper after the defender went off injured in the 77th minute of the game.
