Germany is targeted for the semi-finals

"If it can't win, at least Germany has to prove it's a championship candidate by reaching the semi-finals," Klinsmann wrote in the BBC column on November 18. "It's a mission and Germany knows it. Any performance worse than being in the top four is disappointing, considering the record in the history of German football."

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 where they lost 0-2 to France. However, Germany has just experienced two disappointing tournaments in a row, being eliminated from the 2018 World Cup group stage and stopping in the 1/8 round of Euro 2021.

Klinsmann believes Hansi Flick can help Germany transform and compete for the World Cup 2022. "Compared to the tournament four years ago, Flick's Germany team still has a lot to improve. But they are a young, rich team. energy and courage," the 58-year-old former striker added.

According to Lahm, the ticket to the Qatar 2022 semi-finals is a mandatory goal for Germany, after two unsuccessful tournaments. The 39-year-old former player also emphasized that now is the time for German football to write a new story and regain the trust of the fans. "Germany is certainly not among the three or four strongest teams right now, simply because of the performance of the last two tournaments. But the goal must still be to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup," Lahm told the NDZ.

Flick replaced his predecessor Joachim Low after the defeat at Euro 2021. Under this leader, Germany showed signs of prosperity when winning all of the first 13 matches, and was the first team to win tickets to the 2022 World Cup, after the owner. Qatar house. However, they did not win the last two official matches - losing 0-1 to Hungary at home at Red Bull Arena and drawing England 3-3 in the UEFA Nations League at the end of September. Flick's teachers and students also ran sluggishly when they won. Oman - the opponent is only 75th on the FIFA table, 64 places behind them - 1-0 thanks to a late goal from substitute striker Niclas Fullkrug.

At the 2022 World Cup, Germany is in Group E and meets Japan on November 23, Spain on November 27, and Costa Rica on December 1. According to SkyBet, Germany is the sixth candidate with a gold cup ratio of 10/1 (put 1 to 10). The teams ranked above Germany are England (7/1), Spain (8/1), France (6/1), Argentina (5.5/1) and Brazil (4/1).

Lahm grew up in the youth academy of Bayern, and devoted almost his entire career to this team. He has a total of 501 matches for the "Gray Lobster" first team and 71 games for Stuttgart when he came here on loan from 2003-2005. Lahm has a huge collection of titles. He won a total of seven Bundesliga titles, six National Cups, one National Super Cup, one Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup.

At the national level, Lahm scored five goals in 113 matches, making him the seventh most capped German player in history. He made his international debut with a 2-1 win over Croatia in February 2004, and closed his international career with a 1-0 win over Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final.

Klinsmann once led the German team from 2004-2006, and helped this team finish third in the 2006 World Cup. Not only in terms of achievements, this military leader also applied the philosophy of attacking speed to Germany, bringing the team. hometown ball moved to a new era. After that, his assistant Joachim Low continued to promote and culminated in the 2014 World Cup championship. After a short time at Bayern in the 2008-2009 season, Klinsmann moved to coach the US team in the period 2011- 2016. He won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013 with the US team, and led them to the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup.

While still playing professionally, Klinsmann scored three goals in the journey with West Germany to win the World Cup in 1990. Klinsmann also played for the unified Germany team at the 1994 World Cups (5 goals) and 1998 (3 goals). As a result, he became the first player to reach three goals in three consecutive World Cups - an achievement later repeated by Brazil's Ronaldo and compatriot Miroslav Klose. Klinsmann is currently the sixth-highest scorer at World Cups, and the third-highest scorer for Germany at the tournament, behind Miroslav Klose (16) and Gerd Muller (14).