Germany kicked off their World Cup campaign in a familiar fashion, but Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is hoping the similarities end there. Joachim Low's troops brushed aside Portugal on Monday with a comfortable 4-0 win – the same scoreline with which they opened their account four years ago against Australia. Thomas Muller also picked up where he left off in South Africa, the current holder of the Golden Boot netting a hat-trick. However, four years ago Germany lost their second game...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 11 hours ago.
Germany kicked off their World Cup campaign in a familiar fashion, but Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is hoping the similarities end there. Joachim Low's troops brushed aside Portugal on Monday with a comfortable 4-0 win – the same scoreline with which they opened their account four years ago against Australia. Thomas Muller also picked up where he left off in South Africa, the current holder of the Golden Boot netting a hat-trick. However, four years ago Germany lost their second game...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 11 hours ago.