What's wrong with the shock squad for the third consecutive game? Germany Defeat Slovakia for First World Cup Qualifier Away Defeat
Sep 05, 2025
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Germany suffered the humiliation of losing the World Cup European qualifying round for the first time in its history. The German national soccer team, led by head coach Julian Nagelsmann, suffered a 0-2 shock defeat against Slovakia in the first Group A match of the 2026 North-China World Cup qualifying round at Tehelne Polle in Bratislava, Slovakia on the morning of the 5th (Korea time).
This is the first time Germany has lost an away World Cup qualifying match. According to the German kicker, Germany had played 52 away matches in the European qualifiers before this match, with 41 wins and 11 draws without losing a single time. Germany has lost only three World Cup qualifiers, including in West Germany. It was all home games.
It is the second time in the World Cup qualifying round that the team lost after losing more than two goals after losing to England in 2001. Slovakia is only 52nd in the FIFA rankings, so the impact is even greater. It was the worst defeat that completely destroyed the tradition of Germany.
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However, it has been on a sharp decline recently. After losing to South Korea at the 2018 Russia tournament and being humiliated for the first time ever to be eliminated from the group stage, he also failed to advance to the round of 16 at the subsequent Qatar tournament. In particular, his recent performance has not been good, and he was eliminated from the quarterfinals at home in Euro 2024 and finished fourth in the Nations League. He recently fell into a quagmire of three straight A matches.
Germany led the game with nearly 70% of the ball possession. However, effective shooting was not efficient enough to be inferior to 4 to 5. Germany scored the first goal in the 42nd minute of the first half. Slovakia's central defender David Hantzko broke through and attempted a 2-1 pass with Davd Streletz. Hantzko, who escaped, scored with a calm left foot from the left side of the box.
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Northern Ireland won the away match in Luxembourg 3-1 on the day, leaving Germany at the bottom of the group. In the North American World Cup European qualifiers, the top of the 12 groups will go straight to the finals. After that, 12 countries ranked second in the group will be divided into four groups, four teams each, along with the top four European Nations League players in the 2024-2025 season, to determine the remaining four ticket owners to North Korea, China and the U.S. in a tournament-style playoff.
After the game, coach Julian Nagelsmann said "Today we were a long way from a good performance. Looking back on the national team's appearance over the past decade, we should know that we are not in a situation where we can easily win even if we use only 80% of our energy. We selected the best players in Germany, but maybe we should use players who put everything into it rather than higher performance." "We have five more games to play, and we have to win all of them."I'm determined.
Germany will play the second match of the World Cup qualifying round against Northern Ireland at home on the 8th in Cologne, Germany.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
