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Slovakia defeats world champion Germany 3-1 in friendly match

World champions endured a surprising 3-1 home defeat against Slovakia.

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World champions Germany have endured a surprising 3-1 home defeat against Slovakia in a storm-affected friendly before their Euro 2016 squad is announced. 

Joachim Löw's men went ahead through Mario Gomez's penalty less than a quarter into the match. But Slovakia, who are in the same group as England and Wales in France, hit back through Marek Hamšík and Michal Ďuriš to take a 2-1 lead at the interval.

Then it was the unmarked Yuraai Kutska who sent the wet ball through the miserable Marc-André ter Stegen's hands and legs to cap the 3-1 victory over the hosts. Elsewhere, Spain beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1, Italy edged Scotland 1-nil, and Portugal breezed past Norway 3-nil.