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Germany Suffer Historic 2-0 Defeat Against Slovakia
Germany lost 2-0 due to defensive errors exploited by Slovakia's David Hancko and David Strelec, marking their first away World Cup qualifier defeat and jeopardizing 2026 qualification.
- On Thursday, Germany national football team suffered a 2-0 defeat to hosts Slovakia national football team in Bratislava, marking their first away loss in a World Cup qualifier.
- Slovakia capitalized on German mistakes when Florian Wirtz lost possession, enabling David Hancko to score during a quick break; Germany entered with poor momentum, lacking ideas and punch to stage a comeback.
- After the break, David Strelec deceived Antonio Ruediger and curled a shot past Baumann to extend Slovakia's lead, while Germany grew more aggressive with Leon Goretzka coming close but failed to break through.
- The defeat immediately threw the Germany national football team's push for 2026 World Cup qualification into jeopardy, risking their March 2026 Ivory Coast friendly contingent on direct qualification.
- On Sunday, Slovakia travel to Luxembourg while Germany host Northern Ireland in Group A; Germany's long World Cup history since 1954 heightens this setback's impact.
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Germany stunned by Slovakia in historic World Cup qualifying loss.
LONDON: Germany lost an away World Cup qualifying game for the first time in a 2-0 upset against Slovakia on Thursday which threw their campaign to reach the 2026 tournament into immediate jeopardy. David Hancko and David Strelec each exploited mistakes in Germany’s defense to give Slovakia — who last qualified for the World Cup in 2010 — a surprise lead. Germany couldn’t find
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