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A few hours before the official start of Euro 2024, where Germany will face Scotland in Munich, former “Mannschaft” midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked about his favorite for the final victory. A response which still adds a little pressure on France, and takes some away from Germany.
“Euro 2024 is just around the corner, so it’s time for another Q&A session. Send me all your questions using #AskBasti and I’ll try to answer as many as possible.” On his account
“Who is your favorite to win the Euro 2024 title” the German version of the official account of the competition then asks him. “France” replied the finalist of Euro 2008 and 2014 world champion. The legend of Bayern Munich (500 matches and 8 German championships) notably faced France in the quarter-final of the 2014 World Cup (0-0 victory). 1 of Germany) or in the semi-final of Euro 2016 (0-2 victory for the Blues).
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Among his other answers, the former German international (121 caps) also announced that Cristiano Ronaldo would be the top scorer in the competition, that Australia and Serbia would be the surprises, or that the star would be a certain Jamal Musiala .
