The four-time world and three-time European champions on Tuesday slumped to a 3-2 home defeat in a friendly against a Belgium team who were dumped out of last year's World Cup in the group stage.
COLOGNE - Germany coach Hansi Flick has admitted his team have "a lot of work to do" to be ready for a tilt at the Euro 2024 title, just over a year before hosting the tournament.
A dominant 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday in Germany's first match since their World Cup debacle had raised hopes of a revival."If I was to say that we are super happy, then that would not be true. It's clear that everything isn't at 100 percent," Flick said. After a similar slump which saw Germany knocked out in the group stage at Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, a young team restored confidence by reaching the World Cup last four on home soil in 2006.
"The manager reacted and then things got better," said striker Niclas Fuellkrug, who scored his sixth goal in six Germany caps from the spot. The loss however could not be chalked up to blooding inexperienced youngsters, with only four of the 17 who took the pitch on Tuesday aged under 27.
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