Goal.com · Jun 27, 2016
Beckenbauer would prefer Germany to play Spain over Italy
Der Kaiser insists he hopes Die Mannschaft take on the defending champions in the last eight rather than the Azzurri, who dumped his nation out of Euro 2012 in the semi-finals
Franz Beckenbauer would prefer Germany to face Spain rather than Italy in the quarter-finals at Euro 2016.
Germany booked their place in the last eight with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Slovakia at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday.
Their opponents in the quarter-final will be the winner of the round-of-16 clash between defending champions Spain and 2012 runners-up Italy, who knocked out Joachim Low's side en route to that final.