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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann started the preparations for the Euro 2024 last 16 clash against Denmark without regular starter Antonio Rüdiger. The defender was not part of Wednesday’s training in Germany’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach. Rüdiger’s suffered a right thigh muscle strain in the final group match against Switzerland on Sunday. The German Football Federation (DFB) was still not 100% sure whether the medical department would get the defender fit in time for the first match in the knock-out phase. Another issue for Nagelsmann is that Rüdiger’s partner in the heart of the defence, B…