Thursday, June 30, 2016

Germany vs Italy: Heavyweights collide at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Germany's Jonas Hector, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller, from left to right, celebrate at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Germany and Slovakia, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Except one of them won't even get past the quarterfinal stage at Euro 2016. The continental heavyweights - owners of eight World Cups and four European Championships between them - collide in Bordeaux on Saturday in a match that stands out for many reasons. Germany and Italy have played each other eight times at the highest level and, bizarrely, the Germans haven't recorded a single victory.


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