Germany without Goretzka for Euro opener
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First piece of bad news for Germany. Leon Goretzka will be unavailable for their first game of the tournament against France.
Coach Joachim Low has confirmed the news in a press conference ahead of the Latvia match that the footballer will not have recovered in time from his fibre tear.
The Bayern Munich footballer is a confirmed absentee for France, but he is expected to be fit for the match with Portugal in Munich.
"He will not be available for the first match because he hasn't played for five or six weeks. He will almost certainly need some more days to be back training with the group," Low explained.