The German national team will travel to San Marino on the 11th November for their next World Cup qualifier. However, before the team travel to Milan to face Italy on the 15th November in a friendly match, Die Mannschaft will make their way to Rome after the encounter with San Marino. First and foremost, the team’s time in the capital will be spent on activities that the whole squad can enjoy and will boost team spirit. The squad will have an evening of cultural and historical insights into the Eternal City as part of a sightseeing tour, while the high point of the trip will be a private audience in the Vatican with Pope Francis on Monday afternoon.
Oliver Bierhoff explained that “we think it’s really important to arrange entertaining activities and enjoyable things to do for the team to fit their footballing needs but also outside of football too. Group activities in a casual atmosphere with the coaches, players and everyone else involved aren’t just fun, they also get everyone to socialise with each other and help to create a good and respectful sense of togetherness. For us, these are key things to help us be successful, which is what we all want.”
"We are really honoured that the squad, the delegation headed by President Reinhard Grindel, and all the staff will have the chance to have a private audience with Pope Francis on the day before our match against Italy - a first-time event in the history of the DFB. It’s going to be an emotional and special experience for every individual as well as for the whole team.”
The German national team will travel to San Marino on the 11th November for their next World Cup qualifier. However, before the team travel to Milan to face Italy on the 15th November in a friendly match, Die Mannschaft will make their way to Rome after the encounter with San Marino. First and foremost, the team’s time in the capital will be spent on activities that the whole squad can enjoy and will boost team spirit. The squad will have an evening of cultural and historical insights into the Eternal City as part of a sightseeing tour, while the high point of the trip will be a private audience in the Vatican with Pope Francis on Monday afternoon.
Oliver Bierhoff explained that “we think it’s really important to arrange entertaining activities and enjoyable things to do for the team to fit their footballing needs but also outside of football too. Group activities in a casual atmosphere with the coaches, players and everyone else involved aren’t just fun, they also get everyone to socialise with each other and help to create a good and respectful sense of togetherness. For us, these are key things to help us be successful, which is what we all want.”
"We are really honoured that the squad, the delegation headed by President Reinhard Grindel, and all the staff will have the chance to have a private audience with Pope Francis on the day before our match against Italy - a first-time event in the history of the DFB. It’s going to be an emotional and special experience for every individual as well as for the whole team.”
