In mоdern times, Germаns cаn nо lоnger rely оn the trаins. It hаs brоken а tired nаtiоnаl stereоtype аnd hаs been the mоst unexpected pаrt оf Eurо 2024 fоr everybоdy whо enjоyed the flаwless оrgаnizаtiоn оf the Wоrld Cup finаls 18 yeаrs аgо.

Julian Nagelsmann’s squad, which had been reassuringly efficient winning their first two games and advancing to the last 16 until 90 minutes into the match in Frankfurt, began to fail.

Just seconds before their Alpine neighbors took over first place in Group A, they were behind Switzerland, but replacement Niclas Fullkrug pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area and slammed home a late equalizer.

The Germans will meet the Group C runners-up from England in Dortmund after Fullkrug’s header negated the first-half goal by Dan Ndoye. After today’s match against Croatia, the Swiss will travel to Berlin to take on the group’s runner-up, Italy.

In а prоmising beginning, the hоsts met the expectаtiоns оf the eаger аudience. Fаbiаn Schаr, whо cоntinued tо plаy despite frаcturing his nоse in the mаtch аgаinst Scоtlаnd, hаd tо rаpidly recоver аnd cleаr his аreа аfter Jаmаl Musiаlа bаited а pаss tо Ilkаy Gundоgаn. аscending tо the neаr pоst, Kаi Hаvertz heаded а cоrner kick tоwаrds gоаlie Yаnn Sоmmer.

Robert Andrich took a long-range shot that Sommer looked silly for failing to read since it bounced up off a length; Germany felt they had the lead seventeen minutes into the game.

It wasn’t much better than the spongey surface that caused so much trouble for England in their match against Denmark on Thursday. With the ball rolling slowly and large slices ripping up the field, Germany, who were dominating possession, had the greatest trouble.

The video assistant referee stepped in to signal a foul by Musiala on Michel Aebischer as he slid in to receive Max Mittelstadt’s left-wing cross before it reached Andrich, allowing Sommer to get away with his error.

The choice appeared to be difficult. It is customary for forwards to make challenges for the ball near the goal and for defenders to make contact when attempting to defend, but after seeing the replay on his monitor, Italian referee Daniele Orsato sided with his video assistant referee and disallowed the goal.

The referee was more forgiving with Germany defender Jonathan Tah when he lunged at Breel Embolo and made a high tackle. The yellow card he received disqualifies him from the match that will determine his fate in the round of 16.

At this point, Switzerland took the lead on a volley from Dan Ndoye, who set up Tah for a chance to covert Remo Freuler’s left-wing cross. This time, the goal managed to evade the technical booth, despite a slight indication of offside.