Sports "Optimal start": DFB women contest mini-tournament in February

The venue for the women's national team's first two international matches has been fixed since the end of 2020, and the DFB has now also announced the two opponents. The team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg starts in the form of a tournament in the new international game year.

© imago images Melanie Leupolz and Dzsenifer Marozsan have two test matches in Aachen in mind.

In Aachen the DFB women will start in 2021, with Belgium as well as European champions and runner-up world champions Netherlands two top-class opponents could be found. First of all, the DFB selection will face Belgium on February 21, before a duel with Oranje three days later.

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The two games are also part of a tournament, as the DFB announced. Because before that, Belgium and the Netherlands will face each other on February 18 in Leuven, Belgium. Not without a background. The Dutch Football Association, the Belgian Football Association and the DFB have jointly applied for the 2027 World Cup under the motto "Three Nations. One Goal".

"For us, this tournament is an ideal start to the new international season - and in several ways," said Voss-Tecklenburg happily and provided the reason: "On the one hand, sporty: We meet two ambitious opponents who both prematurely as group winners could qualify for the EM. " In addition, "this tournament is also a great joint statement for our application to host the Women's World Cup in 2027. We want to clearly underline our ambitions for this important project that will give women's football in our countries enormous tailwind."

"In both games we are challenged at all levels, and these games are extremely important for our further development." - National trainer Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

With Belgium, an opponent comes to Aachen who "is particularly well staffed on the offensive with internationally experienced players", Voss-Tecklenburg expects them "against us self-confident and ambitious". And "the Dutch women are a world-class team, a well-rehearsed team that has top international players in almost all positions," said the national coach. "In both games we are challenged at all levels and these games are very important for our further development."