BERLIN, June 8 (Reuters) - World Cup winners Germany believe the June dates for internationals are far from convenient with domestic and European club competitions only just over and players eager for a break after a long season.
The Germans face the United States in a friendly in Cologne on Wednesday before their Euro 2016 qualifier against minnows Gibraltar three days later in Portugal.
"The date is far from ideal," team manager Oliver Bierhoff told reporters on Monday.
"It is an international competition date for national teams to play matches. We have no influence on fixing the dates for the qualifiers so we have the Gibraltar match assigned on that date.