Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos decided to return to the ranks of the German national team on the eve of home Euro 2024.
The 34-year-old football player announced his intentions on the social network Instagram.
According to him, the head coach of the national team Julian Nagelsmann asked him to return to the national team during the international break in March.
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The Bundesteam then have two friendly matches scheduled: away in Lyon against France on March 23 and a home game in Frankfurt am Main against the Netherlands on March 26.
Kroos will play for the German national team again
— I will play for Germany again in March. Why? Because the coach asked me (Julian Nagelsmann, — Ed.). I want this and I am confident that the team at the European Championships is capable of more than many people think now, — says Kroos's post.
After Euro 2020, Kroos decided to stop playing for the German national team in order to devote more time to his family and maintain a high level of play in Real Madrid.
Toni Kroos took part in 106 matches for the German national team. As part of the team, he became the 2014 world champion and won bronze medals at the 2010 World Cup.