This year promises to be a big year for Germany. A new chancellor is on the way, and now the country's national football team is looking to solidify its challenge for the World Cup next year.

That starts by winning the UEFA Nations League, Europe's newest continental competition.

Four months since their last game, head coach Julian Nagelsmann's side showed style and substance to overcome Italy in a 2-1 win in Milan on Thursday. The victory gave the Germans the edge for the second and decisive leg in Dortmund on Sunday.

Germany played as smartly as they looked in their anniversary jerseys (marking the German FA's 125th birthday) that harked back to the 1974 World Cup winning team. In a game that had shades of

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