Joachim Löw:
“It was a brutally intense game. We threw everything into the balance and fought until the end. An own goal decided the game. We knew France countered extremely well. We couldn't stop everything. But I can't blame the team when it comes to fighting, we knocked everything in. What we lacked was the penetration in the last third. Tomorrow we have to work on a few things again. Then you have to look ahead. Now we've lost, we're all disappointed, but nothing has happened. We still have two games and we can straighten everything out in both games. "
Toni Kroos:
“In my opinion we played a good game, we had good chances, no less than the French.
An unlucky goal decided the game.
We controlled a lot of things very well, I saw very few French counterattacks.
What we missed was a goal.
If you lose the first game and only have three group games, the pressure is great. "
Joshua Kimmich:
“The 1-0 was brutally played into their cards.
We didn't want to break up too early, but we failed to take the risk and push even harder to make it 1-1.
We didn't want to play hara-kiri despite the 1-0 win.
We have to win against Portugal.
We have the level to keep up with the top teams. "
Robin Gosens:
“We knew that France has enormous individual quality.
We wanted to defend that.
We were incredibly handy in the duels.
We also had the two big chances that you only get against France.
We didn't do that.
That’s just annoying. "
Didier Deschamps (France coach):
“A great game against a strong German team.
I knew we'd be ready.
It was a great battle.
With the second goal we would have been on the safe side.
But we didn't
suffer
that
much in the second half
either
.
That could have been a semi-final or a final.
The three points are very important. "
Paul Pogba:
“It was important to start with a win. That’s good for us. After all, it was Germany, I don't have to say much: a strong team that caused us a lot of problems. "