Silvia Neid has named her squad for the two qualifiers against Turkey (8th April) and Croatia (12th April), and has been able to once again include Simone Laudehr and Melanie Leupolz. At the SheBelieves Cup at the beginning of March, Laudehr was unavailable as she had to complete an exam as part of her studies, and Leupolz missed out through injury. Neid has now called up both players to her squad, which will meet up on April 4th in Gütersloh to begin preparation for the two fixtures.
Silvia Neid said: "Our goal is approach these games completely concentrated, in order to pick up our next points in European qualification. The game against Croatia showed what can happen if we don’t give 100%. We did end up winning in Zagreb, but made it difficult for ourselves for long periods of the match. I expect all my players to play with passion and desire throughout, these are our aims for the two matches."
The Germany women are leading qualifying Group 5 with four wins from four games, and are yet to concede a goal. 16 teams will take part in the final tournament in the Netherlands, with the eight group winners and the six best runners-up all getting direct qualification. The rest will have to book their place through play-offs, and the hosts have qualified automatically.
Silvia Neid has named her squad for the two qualifiers against Turkey (8th April) and Croatia (12th April), and has been able to once again include Simone Laudehr and Melanie Leupolz. At the SheBelieves Cup at the beginning of March, Laudehr was unavailable as she had to complete an exam as part of her studies, and Leupolz missed out through injury. Neid has now called up both players to her squad, which will meet up on April 4th in Gütersloh to begin preparation for the two fixtures.
Silvia Neid said: "Our goal is approach these games completely concentrated, in order to pick up our next points in European qualification. The game against Croatia showed what can happen if we don’t give 100%. We did end up winning in Zagreb, but made it difficult for ourselves for long periods of the match. I expect all my players to play with passion and desire throughout, these are our aims for the two matches."
The Germany women are leading qualifying Group 5 with four wins from four games, and are yet to concede a goal. 16 teams will take part in the final tournament in the Netherlands, with the eight group winners and the six best runners-up all getting direct qualification. The rest will have to book their place through play-offs, and the hosts have qualified automatically.
