Memories of a famous Wembley game – for women’s football – and a foreshadowing of an atmospheric European Championship on the island: the DFB women look forward to their duel with England at the end of the Arnold Clark Cup in Wolverhampton.

After 1:1 against the strong Spaniards and 0:1 against the Olympic champions of Canada, national football coach Martina Vos-Tecklenburg’s youth selection hopes for success against the hosts on Wednesday (8.30 pm / ZDF live stream) and these scintillating one of the environments.

look forward to an atmospheric game

November 9th, 2019 is and will be something very special, especially for Merrell Froomes and Clara Buhl from the current squad. In a 2–1 win in London, Frankfurt goalkeeper Nikita Parris saved a penalty from her foot and Bayern striker Buhl took the lead in the 90th minute. What made this game special was the background – 77,768 spectators!

Wolverhampton Wanderers is not expected to be around as much in the arena, with around 13,000 fans expected. And yet: Voss-Tecklenburg is “full of anticipation for an atmospheric game, for an opponent who wants to be European champion in just five months here.” She predicted Tuesday: “This is how they will appear.”

Froome wants to “shut up the English fans a little bit” with his team, as he said. The 27-year-old from Frankfurt, who is returning to VfL Wolfsburg for the new season, is overjoyed at Wembley 2019. “It was a unique setting for all of us – to play in front of so many spectators. The stadium. I think it was a lot. We only realized later that it would be remembered for a long time,” said the regular keeper , who will return on goal for Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea FC).

Tournament at a very high level

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After the Germans’ first two games in front of a practically empty stand, Froomes and Co. can expect a good atmosphere this time around. Joti Chatzialexiu, head of national teams at the German Football Association and DFB teammate, said: “Every player can look forward to it. Whether playing in front of 12,000 or 14,000 spectators – it’s an appetizer for things to come at the Euros.” ” Selection in the Test tournament Anyway, there is great interest in tickets for the European Championship in July in England as well, and the hosts and UEFA are hoping for full stadiums.

Chatzialexiou has watched all the Arnold Clark Cup games. “We are up against the benchmark in international football here,” he said. Technically and tactically, the tournament is at a very high level. “It shows that women’s football has come a long way.” England, ranked fourth in the World Cup, drew 1–1 against Canada and then 0–0 against Spain. “The second half was a gift especially for those who love to watch women’s football,” the DFB official said.

One or the other nation has “partially caught up with Germany, perhaps even surpassing it in one area or another,” Chatzialexiu said. “It is very important for us to work on the issues again and do everything we can to remain one of the favorites in the tournament – be it the European Championship, the World Championship or the Olympic Games,” he warned.

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