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Slovakia Beat Germany in World Cup Qualifying: Historic Defeat Leaves Julian Nagelsmann Under Pressure
Germany's first-ever away defeat in World Cup qualifiers ends a 0-0 streak, marking their third successive loss and raising concerns over team performance, coach Julian Nagelsmann said.
- Four-Time world champions Germany were stunned on Thursday, losing 2-0 to the Slovakia national football team in Bratislava during their opening 2026 World Cup qualifying match, marking their first away loss in such qualifiers amid a three-match losing streak.
- After losing to Portugal national football team and France national football team in June, Germany, confident of topping the group, scheduled a friendly for March 2026.
- Slovakia struck with a quick-fire opener before half-time and David Hancko opened scoring just before half-time, with David Strelec adding a brilliant second 10 minutes into the second half as Germany improved but missed chances including Leon Goretzka's.
- The defeat leaves Germany needing wins in all remaining games to avoid the playoffs, with a home match against the Northern Ireland national football team on Tuesday while Slovakia travel to Luxembourg national football team on Sunday.
- Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said, `We did not show any emotionality in our game today. In terms of emotions the opponents were miles ahead of us` and added, `The first 5 minutes of the second half were a bit brighter but the rest was pretty grim`.
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After the 0:2 against Slovakia, Lothar Matthäus criticizes Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann. He sees problems in the preparation and accuses too many experiments.
World Champion title, that is the goal of the German national team. The ambitions of Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann are maximum high - in the first Quali game that catches him up. His team lets him hang in Slovakia and embarrass his World Cup dream. A comment.
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In the World Cup qualification Germany is losing miserably against Slovakia. Julian Nagelsmann then misses the emotionality. But can this explain everything?
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