US EditionBall boy hailed as hero as Germany oust Italy
- Germany won against Italy with a 5-4 aggregate score, securing a place in the Nations League semifinals.
- Fifteen-Year-Old Noel Urbaniack became a hero for his quick ball delivery during the match, leading to Germany's second goal.
- Captain Joshua Kimmich's corner kick, taken while Italy's defense was distracted, allowed Jamal Musiala to score.
- Germany will face Portugal in the semifinals in June, with France playing Spain in the other semifinal.
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"My TikTok account exploded": Christmas's pretty tale, the ball picker at the origin of Kimmich's gag goal
The German selection wanted to thank the ball picker originally Sunday night of the improbable goal inscribed on corner against Italy of the very distracted Donnarumma.
Raccattapalle-hero, the 15-year-old German who surprised Italy: 'A glance was enough for me'
It wasn't Musiala and neither was Kleindienst: the best in the Germany-Italy field is 15 years old and is a ball boy. “At the corner with Kimmich, we exchanged a glance. I threw the ball at him on the fly, and he hit quickly. My mother wrote to me: 'You're on TV! ' I was shocked,” he told Bild. In the second leg valid for the Nations League quarter-finals (which ended 3-3, 5-4 overall in favor of the Germans), the very young Westfalenstadion bal…
Germany celebrates the hero Noel, the 15-year-old ball boy who mocked Donnarumma and Italy
The boy, who plays in the youth teams of a local team, was the protagonist in the action of the second German goal: coach Nagelsmann publicly thanked him, Kimmich posed for a souvenir photo with him
Ball boy hailed after bizarre Italian blunder
A ball boy played a key role for Germany, who booked their place in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Sunday evening after a 5-4 aggregate victory over Italy. 15-year-old Noel Urbaniak made his debut as a ball boy...
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