Germany coach Joachim Low wants to move on from his side’s Euro 2012 heartache with a strong performance in Wednesday’s international friendly against Argentina.

Germany’s defeat to Italy in the semi-finals in Poland and Ukraine triggered widespread criticism of the team’s performance, but Low says that one game will not define his tenure. Instead, he hit back at the critics and said he will not be changing his or his team’s ways.…

Bastian Schweinsteiger is back to full fitness and ready to start the semi-final against Italy, Germany coach Joachim Low has said.

Schweinsteiger had been suffering a niggling ankle problem but was able to take a full part in training on Monday. Although he played in the 4-2 quarter-final win against Greece on Friday, Low said the midfielder had fallen short of his usual standards.…

Germany ran riot as captain Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, veteran striker Miroslav Klose and Marco Reus all got on the score-sheet to cancel out Giorgos Samaras’ and Dimitris Salpingidis’ second-half strikes for the Greeks.

Germany will now play England or Italy, who meet in Sunday’s Kiev quarter-final, in the semi-final at Warsaw’s National Stadium on Thursday as they inflicted Greece’s heaviest defeat at a European championships.…

Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals Friday.

The Germans advanced through Group B with three wins from three games but the team is bracing for a much tougher defense than what they faced against Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark.

Greece conceded only five goals in 10 qualifiers, though they also let in three goals in three Group A games, advancing as runners-up behind the Czech Republic.…

Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Sunday as defender Lars Bender scored his first international goal to seal their 2-1 win over Denmark which put the Danes out.

After Portugal’s 2-1 win over Holland in Kharkiv, another three points at Arena Lviv confirmed Germany as Group B winners with three victories while Portugal progress as runners-up from the so-called “Group of Death”.

The Germans will now play Friday’s quarter-final against Group A runners-up Greece in Gdansk, their Euro 2012 base, while Portugal will play the Group A winners the Czech Republic in Warsaw on Thursday.…

Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland on Wednesday as Mario Gomez scored twice, while the Dutch are heading for a first-round exit.

World Cup finalists Holland will bow out on Sunday unless they beat Portugal in their final game at the Metalist Stadium and hope Germany defeat Denmark the same day in Lviv to give them a chance of reaching the last eight.

After Portugal earlier beat Denmark 3-2 in Group B, Germany now need only a point against the Danes in Lviv the same day to be sure of reaching the last eight at Euro 2012 as group winners.…

Coach Joachim Low has hinted that he is considering starting Miroslav Klose against Netherlands.

Bayern Munich star Mario Gomez was selected to start Germany’s opening game against Portugal and rewarded Low’s faith with the only goal of the match.

However, many had expected Lazio striker Klose, who has scored 63 goals in 117 appearances for the national side, to begin the game, and Gomez was criticised in the media by former Germany star Mehmet Scholl.…

UEFA has charged Germany over the behaviour of their fans in their first match of Euro 2012 against Portugal, who have also been reprimanded for causing a delay to the start of the second half.

A Mario Gomez goal gave Germany a 1-0 victory in Lviv but the game was disrupted on several occasions by supporters of Joachim Low’s side throwing rolled up paper towards the Portugal players on the pitch, while a smoke bomb was also let off in the stands.

The stadium announcer pleaded with the crowd to stop, warning them that their team could face disciplinary action and that the match could be abandoned, though the missiles continued to rain down.

Portugal, meanwhile, may also face a fine after coming out late for the second half and delaying kick-off. Manchester City were forced to pay €30,000 for a similar incident in a Europa League match against Sporting Lisbon in the 2011-12 season.

“UEFA confirms that it has opened two disciplinary proceedings following Saturday’s UEFA EURO 2012 Group B match between Germany and Portugal in Lviv,” a statement said.

“The German Football Association (DFB) is charged with the throwing of missiles by its supporters, while the Portuguese Football Federation …