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The German national team is in third place in the Nations League group behind Greece and the Netherlands. Two games remain: against Serbia and against the Netherlands. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decides the placement.
At the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki, Jürgen Klopp is not just looking for quick revenge for his first defeat as national coach. The course is already being set for next year's international match program against Greece - and thus also towards the 2028 European Football Championship.
If the national team were to lose again today, their hoped-for first place in the Nations League group would definitely be gone. The quarter-final participation we have been striving for would be in jeopardy.
Before the second leg against the Greeks, just a week after the 0-1 defeat in Augsburg, the DFB team is only in third place with 4 points behind the still unbeaten leaders Greece (7 points) and the Netherlands (5 points). Bottom team Serbia is left without a point.
There will be two more group games in November, the DFB team will then play in Serbia and against the Netherlands. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison is decisive. This is another reason why a win against Greece would be particularly important.
To achieve this, Klopp relies on Jonas Urbig from FC Bayern Munich in goal, as he did in the 2-0 win against Serbia last Thursday. He justified the second appearance after his debut on Thursday in Munich against Serbia by saying that the 23-year-old had little match practice at FC Bayern as Manuel Neuer's replacement: "The other boys who were there now all play regularly, and Jonas didn't do that, that's why he gets the game too."
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The German national team wins the game against Greece with a difference of at least one goal.
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