Joachim Low cannot wait for Germany s Euro 2016 opener against Ukraine and is confident that his side can cope with the pressure of being one of the favourites to win the tournament.
World champions Germany begin their quest to add European Championship glory to their triumph in Brazil two years ago when they take on Mikhail Fomenko s team in Lille on Sunday.
Low s men are widely fancied to repeat a feat achieved by France at the turn of the century and Spain in 2010 by holding both the world and European crowns simultaneously, and the head coach was in relaxed mood when he spoke to the media on Saturday.
I m ridiculously excited for it to get started, he said. The expectations are high, but we re more than capable of dealing with that.
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