
Isn’t it amazing how quickly perceptions can change? At 9pm local time on Sunday, Germany kicked off their final group game as favourites to win Euro 2024. By half-time, many fans must have wondered whether it might all come crashing down for the hosts as soon as the last 16. By 11pm, the feel-good factor was back. Faith was swiftly restored.
After Germany’s mauling of Scotland came a trickier but well-earned win over Hungary, and then this: a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, secured in added time and saving the hosts from a second-place finish in Group A.