After limping through to the next round with a nervy 2-2 draw at home to Hungary on Wednesday, Germany are hardly brimming with their usual confidence as they look ahead to next Tuesday's clash with England in London.
'If we play like that again, we don't stand a chance against teams like England,' former Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker said gloomily in the ZDF TV studio.
They have reason to be fearful. While England have hardly been inspiring at Euro 2020 so far, they have at least been steady. Joachim Low's team, by contrast, have veered between the sublime and the ridiculous.