Goal after goal after goal: Klara Bühl and the German women celebrated six times at the start of the World Cup against Morocco.
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The German women’s soccer team wins their opening match at the World Cup against Morocco 6-0. Captain Alexandra Popp scores twice. But the national coach says: “It wasn’t tippitoppi yet.”
EIt took a while for the tension to dissipate in a few cases. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg stood in the hustle and bustle that developed around her after the final whistle, initially on the sidelines with an expression that did not reveal how well things had just gone for all of them. It was only when she walked past the winners in turn to thank each one for their contribution to the opening victory at this World Cup, was the national coach seized with a visible feeling of happiness: More than once a broad grin flitted across her face.
The team of the German Football Association (DFB) started the tournament in Australia with a 6-0 win against Morocco, where the new champion is being sought until August 20th. Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and her team would like to win the title for the DFB for the third time. That they have what it takes couldn’t be deduced from their debut game on Monday as a secure quintessence, but a few too many errors crept into the system that a competitor of better format would undoubtedly have used.
