Dietmar Hamann said Germany should have won Tuesday's Euro 2004 match against the Netherlands which ended 1-1 after a late equaliser by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"We had the Dutch where we wanted them and then out of the blue the equaliser - it was a great finish. It was probably a fair result but I think we should have won.
"We were the better side. We can call ourselves a little bit unlucky."
Coach Rudi Voeller said: "It's a bit annoying. We should have added another one after 1-0 but nevertheless compliments to the team.
"We can live with it even if it was a little bit bitter at the end. We didn't lose anything but we didn't win anything either."
Germany captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn said his side had played their best match for a long time.
"But you must maintain such a level for the full 90 minutes and the Dutch built up real pressure and they got their goal.
This group will remain open until the last minute."
Earlier the Czech Republic beat debutants Latvia 2-1 in Groupd D.
