Klopp is facing a crucial international match against Greece with a view to the Nations League and Euro 2028

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 (8.45 p.m./RTL), the 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.

These are the scenarios for national coach Klopp.

Germany comes first in the group:

This is the master plan. In the quarter-finals of the Nations League at the end of March it would be against a group runner-up for a place in the Final Four, which takes place from June 9th to 13th. The DFB team would have home advantage in the second leg of the first knockout round. As things stand, possible opponents would be England, Belgium or Denmark.

If they make it to the final round, Germany would definitely play in a group of four for the European Championship ticket in the European Championship qualification. If you are eliminated, a group of five with the qualifying start in June is also possible.

Germany comes second in the group:

The quarter-finals will continue in March. However, under difficult conditions. The second leg would have to be played away. The possible opponents according to the current standings: world champions Spain, France or Portugal. That would complicate reaching the final round.

The same conditions would apply to the European Championship qualification, which will be completed in November 2027: group of four starting in September if they make it to the Final Four, group of four or five if they are eliminated starting in June or September.

Germany comes third in the group:

Then you have to calculate. Of the four third-placed teams, the better two will stay in the A-League and start qualifying for the European Championship in March. The two worse teams then have to go into the relegation playoffs against a team second in the table from the B league. Then the European Championship qualification would begin again in June - and there would be the knockout games for the first division. Possible opponents as of now: Ukraine, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Kosovo.

Germany comes bottom of the group:

First negative effect: Germany would not be in the top 12 teams in the draw for the European Championship qualifying groups on December 6th in Belfast. Already on the way to the next big tournament, a top opponent like Spain, France or England would threaten as a rival.

There are two scenarios for the continuation of the Nations League. As one of the two worse bottom groups, relegation to the B class would be sealed. An unrealistic scenario given the four points already. If you are one of the better bottom two of the group, you will also be relegated - and the European Championship qualification would start in June with a bad feeling.