Kroos hoping for 'cheesy' career end with Euro win

"It went hand in hand with the decision to come back.

"I still want to be successful and I want to win the tournament this summer. That's quite clear.

"If I didn't feel this idea -- or this fantasy -- was possible, then I wouldn't have come back, because it's always about winning any competition I play in."

Kroos made his Germany debut in 2010 and so was too young to play at the 2006 World Cup -- the last time Germany hosted a major tournament.

He said the German team had "a big responsibility" to succeed on home soil.

"Every big tournament is special but a home one is a bit more special. You get plenty of feedback from people across the backyard fence."

Kroos started his career at Bayern Munich before moving to Real Madrid and has won almost every trophy on offer at national and international level, other than the Euros.

While saying he did not get nervous before games, Kroos said he was under particular pressure to deliver from his three kids.

"Of course they're expecting victory. They're a bit spoiled by success.

"They haven't seen much of that (with Germany) in the past few years, but they're assuming we'll win the title here, otherwise it'll be hard for them to accept."

Germany face Scotland in Munich on Friday in the tournament's curtainraiser.

"With Scotland, we know what kind of opponent waits for us. They're tough to play against, physically strong and compact in defence and are quick on the counter.

"They're the type of opponent we've had problems with recently."

Three-time European champions Germany reached the semi-finals of the tournament in 2016 but have since endured a poor run at major tournaments.

They were eliminated at the group stage at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, their earliest exit in 80 years, before suffering the same fate at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, either side of elimination from Euro 2020.