A decade after hoisting their fourth World Cup in Brazil, Germany will be hoping to add a fourth European crown at this summer's European Championship, of which they are hosts.
The time since their World Cup triumph has seen them fail to reach the same heights they set out in South America, and they have endured disappointment in major tournaments that followed. On home soil they will be believe they can re-establish themselves as the best in Europe. Below are my Euro 2024 Germany predictions.
Germany are of course in Group A for Euro 2024 as the home nation and they are joined by Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland. On paper this is a very competitive group, but most are saying that it is between the other three nations as Die Mannschaft should sail through to the knockout stage.
Julian Nagelsmann may not be so naive. After all, this is his first tournament in charge of Germany and he will know the disappointment that has been felt on the international stage since 2014.
Euro 2024 Odds
Squad
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona).
Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen).
Midfielders: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen).
Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart).
Germany to win Euro 2024 @ 11/2
As the home nation, you have to fancy Germany's chances of going all the way this summer. Nagelsmann may be a young manager but he already has the experience of winning silverware with Bayern Munich. He will be eager to deliver trophies for his country and he has assembled a strong squad for the Euros.
Home advantage can be a helping factor but as we saw back in 2016 it didn't take France all the way as they lost the final to Portugal in extra-time. However, ahead of the tournament, Germany are one of the teams I do see as capable of becoming the champions of Europe.
They have plenty of talent in their squad and they have enjoyed some impressive results in recent months. Don't be shocked if they ride a wave at Euro 2024.
To win Group A @ 2/5
The odds aren't great but that is because Die Mannschaft should top Group A without any real problems. Their group is competitive but on paper Germany are far superior to the other three teams and so the competition is really between those three for the other qualification spot, although there are four third-place qualifying spots up for grabs, too.
To qualify from Group A @ 1/20
I have no doubt in my mind that Germany will get out of their group. They should be able to get more than enough points to exit the group as winners, but even if they did have a wobble. I'm sure they would still have enough to finish second at least.
Stage of elimination - Runner up @ 6/1
I believe the home nation factor will allow Germany to ride a wave at the Euros this summer and I think they will continue to improve as the tournament progresses. I do see them reaching the final, and it is there where I think they will face France, whose squad depth is feared among the European elite.
Even if they were to fall at the final hurdle, Germany reaching that stage would be deemed a roaring success for Nagelsmann and his squad, and it would lay down a marker for their ambitions on this stage moving forward.
Team top goalscorer - Niclas Fullkrug @ 4/1
There have been a lot of rumblings surrounding Arsenal's Kai Havertz to be Germany's leading marksman this summer, and while I don't disagree that he is a strong candidate, I'm inclined to go with Niclas Fullkrug.
Unlike Havertz, Fullkrug is naturally a striker and no member of the Germany squad has scored more than him (four) since Nagelsmann took charge in September. The Borussia Dortmund man netted twice in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup and his profile allows him to score goals from a variety of situations, which is why I think he might be the sensible way to go.
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