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Germany...out of nowhere, eh" Die Folgen: Germany?s 2-0 shocking win over France (Bavarian Football Works)
Just when you might have thought you were out on the German national team, former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann was there to pull you back in.
The Germans pulled off a stunner in blanking France 2-0 in a match that was highlighted by Nagelsmann?s willingness to go for the jugular right from the opening tap ? and show a resilience to grind the French squad down in the second half.
Let?s get to it! Here are some quick hitters on the match:
As always, let?s start with a look at Nagelsmann?s starting XI:

Introducing our starting XI for this evening's game! #DFBTeam #FRAGER DFB/Thomas Böcker pic.twitter.com/GSMm8jXAJ4? germanfootball_dfb (@DFB_Team_EN) March 23, 2024

The lineup went pretty much as expected. The only positions that were really in question were Robert Andrich vs. Pascal Groß at defensive midfielder and Maximilian Mittelstädt vs. Benjamin Henrichs at left-back.
In the opening seconds of the match Florian Wirtz put Germany up 1-0 with a rocker. This was as impactful of a moment as we have seen from Wirtz with the senior team. Right from the opening tap, Toni Kroos sent a long ball to a streaking Wirtz, who took a couple of dribbles and just unleashed a laser for the early lead. Wow...what a moment for Kroos and Wirtz alike.

??? Toni Kroos with an assist just 8 sec...