Ferdinand said: "We hadn't won our opening game [at a Euros]. We got rid of that. We hadn't beaten Germany. We got rid of that. "This team are breaking down barriers. Everyone was saying we're too negative, we don't take risks.

Joachim Low, Germany coach: "We showed great morale, but we also made mistakes. It was good to see that we fought hard until we got the equaliser. It was a nervy match. We knew Hungary would give it their all.

France midfielder Paul Pogba speaking to M6 (via Uefa.com): "We're focused on our jobs on the pitch. We know we need to live up to our tag as world champions and come out on to the pitch with humility.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill on Sky Sports: "They gave everything. First half we were magnificent and should have been ahead in the game. It was a missed opportunity on reflection.

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Netherlands officially secured a ticket into the UEFA Nations League semifinals after their success in holding Germany 2-2 on Monday. Needing only a point to secure their path into the competition's first finals edition, Ronald Koeman's men did just what was asked of them on that final group game.

Germany's bad run in international football continue as Joachim Loew's men found themselves relegated from UEFA Nations League competition following Netherlands' surprising 2-0 win over France.

Germany's status in league A of UEFA Nations League is under serious threat as Joachim Low's men suffered another defeat this midweek, this time from raining World Cup winner, France.

Germany's ambition to get themselves back on track after a disappointing World Cup 2018 still far from being a reality as Joachim Low's men suffered 3-0 defeat from Netherlands in their latest UEFA Nations League fixtures.

The big match opening fixture for UEFA Nations League encounter ended in a rather disappointing outcome as neither teams failed to win or even score any goals during that match. Being considered as one of the highly anticipated clash in the new international football competition created by UEFA, the battle between recent World Cup winner against its predecessor were interesting but lacking some sparks indeed.

The first major shock in World Cup 2018 arrived when defending champion, Germany crashed out of the tournament after suffering a shock defeat against Korea Republic. Entering the pitch on Wednesday needing all three points to get them into the last 16, Die Mannschaft immediately took control of proceedings and try to push hard for goals since kick off.