in the UEFA Nations League third and fourth place final, France defeated Germany 2-0.

German defender Kimmich said: "We had a lot of discussion after the first game. I think we showed our ability in the first half today, we were able to react. It was just not good enough in front of the goal. Overall, we couldn't lose patience so quickly."

Regarding the German team's first two consecutive games since 2023, Kimmich said: "The opponents cannot be compared. At that time, we lost to Austria and Turkey, although the opponents are equally respectable, we hope to respond after Wednesday. We have to be organic. Get the lead as early as possible, if we do, the game will be another situation. "

Kimmich added: "Especially from the first half, we should have led 3-0 in six minutes. However, we were one goal behind at halftime. We lost patience too early and lost the basic formation in the second half. We were defeated by counterattacks again and again. We made too many mistakes and gave opponents the opportunity they wanted. If you look at the first half and honestly, France didn't show a desire to win at the beginning, but they eventually won."