Julian Nagelsmann’s players started very badly their 2026 World Cup Qualifying campaign by losing 2-0 in Slovakia.
For the final games of the 2026 World Cup qualifying, Germany are the favorites in their Group A which also includes Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Luxembourg.
However, the Mannschaft struggled against Slovakia as they lost 2-0. Even if the statistics are in favor of the Germans, they never really worried Slovakia. David Hancko scored the first goal at the 42′ minute as David Strelec doubles the score with a brilliant goal at the 55′ minute.
This new look Germany team will face other difficult games like this to grow up. But now is not the time for learning. With the biggest competition in football in target, Antonio Rudiger and his teammates will have to fight back and it has to begin against Northern Ireland, their next game.