BUCHAREST – Germany coach Joachim Low is banking on a new
football euphoria taking over the country in the build-up to Euro
2020 Munich group games against World Cup winners France and reigning
champions Portugal.
"I think the excitement rises and the anticipation will increase,"
Low told dpa in Bucharest on Sunday. "The enthusiasm brims over a
bit. People look forward to such a group."
The draw, held the previous evening at the Romexpo conference centre
in the Romanian capital, effectively fired the starting pistol to the
championships in dramatic fashion.
Low, 59, said he personally had "growing anticipation" for what will
be his seventh major tournament in charge of Germany. After the high
of lifting the 2014 World Cup, Germany are looking to bounce back
from a group stage exit in Russia four years later.
The fourth team in Group F will be known only after the play-offs are
concluded late March.
"We probably could not have expected the draw to be like that," Low
said. "You always think that you will not necessarily find two very
strong teams in the group."
And while relishing the challenge, Low also admitted his first
reaction was the draw provided a "cut-throat group par excellence."