Germany didn't want to be playing in the third/fourth place play-off at their own Nations League party but will still be looking to sign off in style when they face old foes France in Stuttgart.
I fancied the Germans to beat Portugal in their Munich semi-final and it looked good when Florian Wirtz nodded them ahead early in the second half. But the Portuguese roared back to turn the tie around with fantastic goals from Francisco Conceicao and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Julian Nagelsmann's men didn't deserve to reach the showpiece as they offered little threat after falling behind and would have lost by a heavier margin had Marc-Andre ter Stegen not made some fabulous saves.
Now they have to rouse themselves for a clash with France where only pride is at stake – but it's never a meaningless game whenever these two nations collide.
France also head into this game with thoughts of what might have been after losing 5-4 to Spain in a thrilling semi-final on Thursday night.
Les Bleus played some tremendous stuff going forward but looked ropey at the back as a goalfest brought up two of Thursday's Super Singles and a full house of bets for our man Mark.
Armchair fans will now be hoping for a repeat as Didier Deschamps' men prepare to dump the Germans in their own back yard.
How the bookies view it: Hosts with the most
This is a tricky one to call but BoyleSports reckon home advantage gives Germany the edge as they're slight 5/4 favourites for a win in 90 minutes. France look decent value at 7/5 and the draw pays 13/5.
Head to head: Tide turning for Germany
Germany have won the last two meetings, with both those matches friendlies, but France had dominated before that, going six games without a defeat in this fixture.
Players to watch: Cherki out to impress
France's dramatic comeback from 5-1 down on Thursday night had a lot to do with Rayan Cherki's impact off the bench, He scored a belter from outside the box and also provided an assist so that should be enough to earn him a start. The forward is 21/20 with Bet365 to either score or assist here.
Nagelsmann will probably make a few changes and Nicklas Fullkrug could get the nod up front after coming off the bench in the semi-final. The West Ham striker is 21/10 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
With such a short turnaround in games and nothing to play for, I'd imagine both managers will make plenty of changes.
Germany: Ter Stegen, Kehrer, Raum, Tah, Kimmich, Andrich, Pavlovic, Gosens, Gnabry, Adeyemi, Fullkrug
France: Maignan, Pavard, Konate, Bade, T Hernandez, Tchouameni, Gunedouzi, Zaire-Emery, Cherki, Barcola, Mbappe
Anything else catch the eye?
Both semi-finals were entertaining games, although it took until the second half for Germany's clash to warm up. So it bodes well for another thriller but combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals pays just 8/13 at BoyleSports. There's more value in over 1.5 first-half goals at 23/20.
France looked so dangerous in attack against Spain and had 24 attempts on goal, with nine of them on target. So over 1.5. French goals stands a chance at 5/6 with BoyleSports while over 5.5 French shots on target also appeals at 6/5 with Unibet.
Both semis were pretty feisty, with six cards flashed in each game, but I'd imagine the intensity could drop a bit for this one. So it could pay to bet against a high number of cards if that market is priced up.
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