Germany blasted Hungary 5-0 to kick off their Nations League campaign, hitting the ground running after a positive EURO 2024 summer.
Quick hitters:
- What is this Germany team?! Energy, desire, ruthlessness. Hungary is no slouch as the history between these two teams shows.
- Is the Niclas Füllkrug experiment finally underway? The former Borussia Dortmund man never got a real look as Germany’s starting striker including at EURO 2024. Despite not breaking into West Ham’s lineup this year — while Kai Havertz has started at the No. 9 for Arsenal FC — it was Füllkrug who led the way today, with Havertz at the No. 10.
- Also catching the eye: bench appearances for youngsters in midfield and attack. Aleksandar Pavlović, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Beier — three key players for Germany in the 2026 World Cup?
- Bayern, Bayern, Bayern…(glances wistfully at Julian Nagelsmann). You had a good thing.
- Bild didn’t have much bad to say about Germany’s day. Weigh in below the jump.
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