It has been a somewhat predictable and unsurprising opening two days to the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, with all four of the favourites for their games picking up maximum points. In fact, the ‘underdogs’ haven’t even scored a single goal between them although, as ever, the statistics don’t quite tell the entire story.
Germany improved to 12-0-4 against their border rivals Poland and took the early lead over Croatia in Group B with an impressive 2-0 win. Chase Haislip reports.
The last two European Championships haven’t proved fruitful for Germany but two years after a third-placed finish at the World Cup, they look revitalised. Victory over Poland confirmed their status as favourites.