“A machine is a machine,” Ukraine head coach Mykhaylo Fomenko said after the game. Though the business end of the tournament is still weeks away, Germany took a confident first step. Winners of the World Cup in Brazil two years ago, Germany is under pressure for a repeat performance at Euro 2016, a tournament it has won three times—although not since 1996. Substitute Bastian Schweinsteiger finished off a slick counter-attacking move by converting a cross from Mesut Ozil to make it 2-0. Die Mannschaft has reached at least the semifinals of every major tournament since the 2006 World Cup.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 23:15 UTC