Klopp’s Germany era starts with late draw against neighbours Netherlands

Jürgen Klopp's tenure as Germany manager began with a draw against the Netherlands in Amsterdam to open their UEFA Nations League campaign. Germany took the lead through Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha, who scored the first goal of Klopp's era after an assist sequence involving Joshua Kimmich and Philipp Treu. However, Germany was unable to hold onto the victory as the hosts secured a late equalizer.

Germany suffered early setbacks with Jamal Musiala feeling discomfort during warm-ups and Arsenal forward Kai Havertz leaving the match in the 30th minute due to injury. Netherlands thought they scored first via Virgil van Dijk, but VAR disallowed the goal for a Brian Brobbey foul on goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen. Opportunities followed for Karim Adeyemi and Dutch substitute Mexx Meerdink, but neither could convert.