The SOCCA World Cup in Cancún is approaching—and now the teams have been finalized. The DKFV squad will face Ukraine, Spain, and Colombia of their group stage. DKFV President Christoph Köchy expressed that he was “very happy” with the draw—not as a result of the group is simple, however as a result of he believes it provides “a great combine.”
Ukraine can be an actual take a look at of power. Köchy describes them as “a really robust crew that can demand all the pieces from Germany.” Goalkeeper Lukas Betz, who performs for the Fokus Eagles within the Icon League, additionally calls them “an actual powerhouse.” The duel can be a traditional 50:50 match and might be simply the fitting problem. At this 12 months’s European Championship, Germany marched confidently via the group stage, however was promptly eradicated within the spherical of 16 by their first actual opponent, Hungary. This time, issues are alleged to go in a different way.
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Köchy is very wanting ahead to the conflict with Spain: “What a matchup.” The 2 nations have by no means performed in opposition to one another earlier than—however simply the names alone promise a high-class recreation. Colombia, however, is a little bit of a wild card, however matches in opposition to South American groups are “at all times one thing particular.”
Regardless of the robust opponents, the purpose stays clear: to win the group. That is additionally essential with a view to the spherical of 16. The runner-up should face the winner of Group H, the place Brazil is the massive favourite. Köchy considers the Brazilians to be “very robust” and would favor to keep away from them for now by successful the group.
Betz sums it up with a traditional soccer cliché: “If you wish to be world champion, you must beat everybody ultimately.” The important thing can be to construct stability and self-confidence proper from the beginning—as a result of this group provides loads of alternatives to make an early assertion. And people are precisely the moments wanted if the massive dream of the title is to turn out to be actuality.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.