Grit, determination and Nico Schulz's 90th-minute winner earned the Germans a confidence-boosting 3-2 win over the Netherlands on Sunday in a European Championship qualifier.
World champion France opened with a 4-1 victory at Moldova while Raheem Sterling scored his first international hat trick as England routed the Czech Republic 5-0.
Ever since losing to France in the World Cup final, Croatia has struggled to replicate the form of its greatest ever tournament showing.
Leon Goretzka capitalized on Marco Reus' square pass to slot home from 14 meters into the top left corner to make it 1-1 on the scoreboards.
Saul Niguez and Thiago Alcantara also missed out on coach Luis Enrique's list announced on Friday for 2020 European Championship qualifying matches.
The two leading countries being together in Group C was only possible because Germany was relegated last month from the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia: A total of 32 countries have proposed 39 different cities to host matches at the 2020 European Championship, UEFA said Friday. The national associations -- representing more than half of the 54 UEFA
Kiev (Ukraine), Jul 1: Poland and Ukraine have proved that just about anyone can host the European Championship. Michel Platini is now suggesting that just about everyone can. All at the same time.The UEFA president
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