Nagelsmann pleased with Germany's 'belief' in draw

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann preferred to look at the positives after his side conceded their earliest goal in 50 years, but fought back to lead at half-time before drawing 2-2 away to the Netherlands on Sept 10.

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The Germans were stung early in their Nations League clash, with Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders giving the hosts the lead after just 99 seconds at Johan Cruyff Arena.

The shell-shocked visitors gave up several chances in the opening half an hour but eventually fought back to lead, thanks to two goals in seven minutes from Deniz Undav and new captain Joshua Kimmich before the break.

Denzel Dumfries, who missed a golden chance early, equalised just after half-time and despite both sides squandering chances including a poor Kai Havertz miss from close range the score remained level at full-time.

In his assessment of the game, Nagelsmann said "it was a bit over the place for both teams", but added that "we were strong offensively and we took risks".