EURO Mile: Germany dreams of a sweet summer

Although Germany did not win the 2006 World Cup and had to watch their dream of winning the gold cup shatter in the hands of Italy, the memory of that World Cup is still beautiful, to the point that they call it a "summer fairy tale". Not only did the Germans' organizational skills create a successful tournament, but German football also revived. Thomas Hitzlsperger, a member of the German team that year and now an ambassador for EURO 2024, recalled: "It was a big party. The weather was great. Every day was a great joy." 18 years later, Germany is different, full of problems and seemingly smoldering somewhere big conflicts just waiting to burst into flames. Far-right anti-immigration factions are winning. Religious conflicts and the risk of terrorism are on the rise. Germany is also struggling to re-establish its role in the world.

All set for EURO 2024 opening day in Germany

EURO 2024 is both a huge burden to handle to highlight Germany's responsibility, and a month in which Germans expect attention to be directed only to the football field, to the good aspects of the country. Perhaps they will be satisfied, because EURO has long been a tournament with Europe in its name, but its influence is not limited to the old continent. Every four years, the whole world anxiously follows the matches in the place where football is most developed in the world, to the point that people once called EURO "the World Cup without Brazil and Argentina". It is not surprising that in South America, the organizers of Copa America 2024 feel worried that EURO will overshadow their tournament, which will be held in parallel this summer.

EURO will be organized by host Germany in the best possible way

For Germany, there is no doubt that it is a tournament whose name alone is a guarantee of success. There has never been a tournament in this land that has not left many beautiful impressions in terms of expertise, image and level of organization. It is difficult for anyone to forget the summer of Germany in 2006 at the World Cup. It is also difficult to forget the days of the summer of 1988, when Germany, actually West Germany, hosted EURO. A year later, the Berlin Wall fell. A year later, Germany was unified and a few months before that, the West German team won the 1990 World Cup. What awaits the German team and Germany at EURO 2024, if we all see that with each EURO or World Cup they host, there are always great changes in the following years?

No one knows what will happen, but a positive effect like the one that happened after 2006 is something that people hope for in the current rather bleak economic and political picture. Germany's hope is even greater. Former Germany international Philipp Lahm, a 2014 World Cup winner and now a senior member of the organizing committee, has insisted that the EURO will "bring Europe closer together". It is a beautiful idea based on the fact that football can heal many of the rifts in Europe today, divided by issues that each country faces such as immigration, the strong rise of anti-immigrant far-right forces, as well as conflicts within the EU related to many issues, such as the war in Ukraine. Germany, Europe's largest economy and the most influential voice in the EU, wants to use football to act as a spiritual bridge for everyone. One month of EURO, will that come true?

In just a few days the ball will be rolling in Munich, for the Germany-Scotland match and thus the EURO will begin. The German team has a big responsibility on its shoulders, to make sure that the German people do not feel sad for them. In 2006, although Germany did not reach the final, Jurgen Klinsmann's team made the Germans proud. The current Germany has made some positive impressions with Julian Nagelsmann. Will they be able to do it again? Time will tell.

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