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Germany Need Convincing Start to Euro 2016 Campaign vs. Ukraine

Germany kick off their Euro 2016 campaign with a meeting with Ukraine on Sunday in Lille. If history is anything to go by, they should come away with a comfortable win.

They've won every first match of a major tournament under Joachim Low, beating Poland at Euro 2008, Australia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Portugal in both 2012 and 2014 by a combined scoreline of 11-0.

The 56-year-old knows how to get a team ready for the big tournaments:

5 - Only Helmut Schön (six) led @DFB_Team_EN in more major tournaments than Joachim #Löw (five).