Turkey eliminated Croatia on penalties and have already advanced to the semi-finals of the European Championship, so who will be the opponent of the Star and Moon Army in the semi-finals?

Is it Belgium, who have beaten in the group stage, or Germany, the three-time European Cup winners?

With just over a day to go, Loew will lead the German team to face Belgium's challenge, and before the game, Loew was not as confident as the outside world, believing that both sides would have a 50% chance of winning, and he also expected the two teams to play a good match.

Loew was not very happy with his performance in the group stage, saying: "We didn't play well in the group stage, especially in the last two games, we didn't show our true quality. ”

After beating Poland 2-0 in the first game, the German team first lost to Croatia 1-2, and then defeated Austria, which is considered the weakest team in this European Championship, 1-0, to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship.

'We played very badly against Croatia and so we have a lot of pressure in the do-or-die game against Austria. The game in Vienna put us in a difficult position for a while, but in the end we managed to get a valuable victory, which is a lucky result for us. ”

Germany will face Belgium in the quarter-finals next, and Loew knows that their task against a team led by Deegan will not be easy.

"I've watched a lot of Degan games, the World Cup in Germany, the Belgium game, I've been studying it for the past two days, they are used to pressing more in the game, and I'm sure they will dare to do that in the next game, it's not easy for us, Belgium will give us more attacking attacks than Croatia and Austria. I can't predict the final outcome right now, I can only expect both teams to play good attacking football and we think the chances will be 50 to 50 per cent for both sides. ”

Loew also praised Belgium's performance in the group stage: "I believe anyone who has watched Belgium in these three games can feel that Belgium not only have good stars like Digan, they also have other great players such as Marouane Fellaini, Dembele are very important players, but we believe in our quality and we have the ability to reach the semi-finals. ”

Runners-up at the 2006 World Cup, Germany were widely regarded as one of the favourites ahead of the tournament, but after three group games, the Germans did not seem to live up to the hopes of them, finishing second in the knockout stages behind Croatia.

One of Germany's most famous strikers, Bierhoff scored the Golden Goal in the 1996 European Championship final, beating the Czech Republic and helping Germany win the tournament.

Now that Bierhoff is the head of the German national team, he believes that the more critical the Germans are, the more they will be able to perform at the highest level.

'So far, we should be happy with the way the game went, because we had achieved our initial goal of getting to the knockout rounds, we played the first game with a lot of energy and didn't give Poland any chances, but in the second game we were disappointing, but in the crucial third game we won it and secured a place in the quarter-finals, even though we didn't play 100 per cent.

Belgium were runners-up at the World Cup in Germany, but Bierhoff doesn't seem to be worried about the final result: "Belgium are not the same Belgian team they were at the World Cup in Germany two years ago, they have changed a lot in terms of personnel, now they are younger, they are more impactful, but they are too young, they lack enough experience in a game like this, and this will be our chance." ”

Bierhoff is also happy with the general optimism from the outside world: "The outside world has listed us as the favourites to win the title, I think that will be our motivation, although we did not perform well in the group stage, but fighting in adversity is the tradition of German football, the more moments like this, the better we will perform, in tomorrow's game we will focus on some of their key players, will not let them be comfortable with the ball, play the rhythm they like, I firmly believe that after tomorrow's game, The team that will reach the semi-finals will be our German team. ”

Bierhoff's self-confidence may give his juniors enough confidence, but the weakness of the forward line has been a problem that has plagued Germany since the start of the European Championships, Gomez has failed Loew's trust on several occasions, Kuranyi has been given too few chances, his form is unpredictable, and the aging striker Neuville can only support half the game.

Perhaps when the time comes for the match against Belgium, the German team will have to experiment with a curve to save the country, no longer diverting midfield support with an inefficient forward combination, but offering a single arrow Klose.

Although Klose's form in the first two games is far from his usual level, if given a choice, people still prefer to trust the veteran who is very experienced and mentally mature.

In addition to relying on the veteran Klose up front, in midfield, he will also be a key factor in Germany's success as Ballack, who re-established himself with a goal against Austria, recovers.

This game also has a special significance for the German midfield core Ballack, his Chelsea club previously lost to the Purple Lily Fiorentina led by Digan in the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, Ballack was even more humiliating to get the twelfth runner-up of his career, becoming a veritable "runner-up king", and this time although it is not the final, Ballack said that he never wants to lose again, on the one hand, he wants to take revenge on the "old enemy" Degan, on the other hand, The heart of the German team also wants to continue on the road to the title.

The day before the start of the game, the German newspaper Bild published an interesting picture of Barak with the caption: "Degan, do you dare to look into his eyes?" ”

It is clear that, albeit only media speculation, Barak's eagerness for revenge is palpable.

After scoring a crucial direct free-kick to get Germany out of the embarrassment of the group stage, Ballack's name began to be mentioned again and again, because everyone knows the temperament of the German team, they may be slow to heat, but they definitely do not lack the determination and confidence to go on.

Before the start of the game, Barak couldn't help but stand up and shout: "We have to come on!" Anyone must know what the serious consequences will be once Germany is eliminated in the quarter-finals? ”

Obviously, qualifying from the group is just a goal set by the German Football Association (DFB) and for Ballack he wants more than that, he wants to go further until the day of the final.

In Digan's previous life, the German team did just that, and after qualifying from the group, they eliminated Portugal, Turkey and Spain in the final, only to lose 1-0 to the Matadors in the final match.

However, this time, in the face of the challenge of Belgium led by Degan, the journey of the German tank may not be so long.

Basel in Switzerland, the venue for the decisive battle between Belgium and Germany.

In the dressing room, Deegan was already a little impatient, it was his European debut and he had been holding back for too long for this game.

In the three games of the group stage, Deegan could only stay in the stands because of the ban, anxiously watching his teammates, fighting hard, but fortunately he came back and he got the opportunity to play.

Antienes announced their squad for the game before arriving at the pitch, with Bailly in goal, and he has been very consistent and trustworthy in his three group games.

At the back, Lombartz, Vincent Kompany, Vermaelen and Van Bitten, this line is not the strongest in this European Championship, but in Degan's opinion, it is good enough.

In midfield, Antienes once again fielded a back three for this game, with veteran Goul partnering Fellaini and Nainggolan, who has now fully adapted to his new position and performed very well in this position, and in the final game of the group stage against Switzerland, his partnership with Fellaini was eye-catching, and with the assistance of veteran Goole, it was enough to cope with the impact of the Germans.

Up front is Dembele, a player who has proven himself in the group stage and will be a very reliable attacking point behind Degan.

On the forward line, Antienes finally chose Deegan and Bolaite, and Digan's main position naturally has nothing to say, but it is really surprising to choose Bolais instead of Mirallas.

At this moment, the Belgian team has also got the starting eleven of the German team, the goalkeeper is Lehmann, despite his age, this season in Arsenal has been robbed of the main position by Almunia, but Lehmann's position in the German national team has no one to shake.

At the back, Lahm, Metzelde, Mertesacker and Friedrich were criticised in the group stage, but for the Germans they really don't have any more options, and every player in this line is very strong, and maybe when it comes time to knock out it, their form will follow.

In midfield, Schweinsteiger, who has ended his suspension, is partnered with Ballack, Rolfes and Hitzelsperger, while the forward line is Klos and Podolski, but Podolski will definitely be more on the wing.

Both sides are fully prepared, and a big war is about to break out.