The Bayern Munich legend has predicted a repeat of the Euro 2008 final and has tipped Germany to be the winner this time around.
Die Mannschaft have had an impressive outing in the European championship thus far and have reached the semi-final of the competition. They will take on Italy in the last-four stage on Thursday, June 28, at the National Stadium
in Warsaw.
Franz Beckenbauer expects Spain and Germany to reach the final again and is confident that Die Mannschaft will be on the winning end this time. The chief insisted that Germany’s game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 will not be an easy one as the
Azzurri have been impressive throughout the tournament. He stated that the DFB Eleven will have to be on their toes if they want to get the better of Cesare Prandelli’s side.
“You could see that the Italians are back and that they totally deserve to be in the semi-final. If they play like they did yesterday, it will be a difficult task for the German team, but one which is solvable,” he was quoted as
saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the former Bayern Munich man tipped Spain to beat Portugal in the other semi-final as he thinks that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899
which the Spaniards won with a 2-0 scoreline.
Beckenbauer is of the opinion that Germany and Spain, being the two best teams in the competition, will reach the final and is looking forward to a mouth-watering clash between the two sides. The final will be played on July 1st
at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.
“The Portuguese team have made a good impression since the start of the tournament and it won't be easy for Spain. I think they'll have to improve to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984, but I think that if everything goes to plan, then the final will
be Germany versus http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 manager concluded.
Die Nationalelf have reached their fourth successive competitive semi-final after reaching the same stage in the 2006 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and in the 2010 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757.
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