The German national team regained its luster again and ignited the competition in Group F, nicknamed the Group of Death due to its difficulty, at the European Football Championship (Euro 2020), after it achieved an exciting victory over its defending Portuguese counterpart 4-2, today, Saturday, in the second round of the group stage.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for the Portuguese team in the 15th minute, then the German team responded with two goals, scored by Portuguese Robin Diaz and Rafael Guerrero, in the net against their country in the 35th and 39th minutes.
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In the second half, Kai Havertz and Ruben Gossens added the third and fourth goals for the German team in the 51st and 60th minutes.
⚽️🥅 Ruben Gossens boosts the Germans' progress 🇩🇪 with a fourth goal
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Diego Jota reduced the score by scoring the second goal for Portugal in the 67th minute.
⚽️🥅 Portugal 🇵🇹 reducing the difference with the feet of Diogo Jota
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The German team, which is playing its last tournament under the leadership of its current coach Joachim Loew, regained its balance in the optimal way after its defeat in the first match against the French team, the world champion, 0-1, and won its first 3 points in the group, equal to that with the Portuguese team, which had had He started his career in the tournament by defeating his Hungarian counterpart 3-0.
The same group witnessed earlier today, the French team tied with its Hungarian counterpart 1-1.
The last third round of the group matches will witness the meeting of the German team with its Hungarian counterpart, while the Portuguese team faces a more difficult task against the French team, the group leader with 4 points.