German Leon Goretzka said the team is focused on rebuilding trust with fans after back-to-back group stage exits in 2018 and struggles post-2014 title. Ahead of their World Cup opener vs Curacao in Group E, he stressed unity, fitness, and learning from mistakes rather than dwelling on them. He said Germany are not top favourites can go far if in form, with teamwork, intensity, and luck key.
Houston: Germany and former Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka said that after two successive group stage exits in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the team wants to put things right and win over German fans once again, adding that "dwelling on past mistakes would not do any good".
Germany will be starting their World Cup campaign against Curacao on June 14 in Houston, placed in Group E with Curacao, Ecuador and Ivory Coast. After winning the 2014 edition of the tournament, Germany crashed out in the group stages of the next two tournaments, and now the eyes will be on adding the fifth star to their shirt.
Speaking to FIFA, Goretzka said that the "biggest motivation" for him and the team is to win over the hearts of German fans again.
"Obviously, we want to put things right. The memories don't really bother us anymore, but it's true that the sense of euphoria and that togetherness with the fans perhaps aren't quite there at the moment. They have lost faith in us a little, and we would love to win them over again. That's actually my biggest personal motivation, and the same goes for the whole team," he said.
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