In Italy there is talk of a “disaster” in Spain of a “football albentic”: the embarrassment and historical 0: 2 of the German national team in Slovakia causes a sensation in the football world.
ITALY
“Gazzetta Dello Sport”: “Germany, what a disaster! The German national team starts the way to the World Cup in a catastrophic way: without gasoline and without compass. Slovakia gives German players two unexpected but well deserved slaps.”
“Corriere Dello Sport”: “Nagelsmann sends a targetless and complicated team to the field that disappointed. The excuse that many star players are missing is no excuse: Germans play slowly and without ideas.”
“Tuttosport”: “The Slovak heroes are called Sauer and Strelec, which dismember the German defense. Rüdiger is obviously under pressure. For this Germany, the North American World Cup is anything but within reach.”
ENGLAND
“Daily Mail”: “The game could worry Newcastle and Liverpool fans who had to witness how Wirtz and Woltemade remained almost invisible in the attack. Wirtz’s bad form continued on the international stage on Thursday.”
“The Sun”: “The surprising defeat will undoubtedly force Nagelsmann to rethink his ambitions to win the World Cup next July.”
SPAIN
“As”: “Germany does not wake up from its football album. Just three months after the defeat in the final Four of the Nations League, the team started with a embarrassing 0: 2 away defeat against Slovakia in the qualification round for the World Cup 2026.”
“Mundo Deportivo”: “Almost nothing went together for Germany on Thursday. Key players like Florian Wirtz, Nick Woltemade or Serge Gnabry remained behind her usual level. There was little conclusion in the attack, and the defense was almost constantly struggling.”
“Marca”: “The goals of Hancko and Strelec seal the fate of a German team that lacks punch.”
FRANCE
“L’Equipe”: “The victory of the team trained by Francesco Calzona was undisputed. This is probably the most worrying for the Germans. Without Jamal Musiala, who will only return in a few months, the national team did not seem to have any ideas to make victory in dispute.”
“Le Figaro”: “In a qualification phase with only six games, Julian Nagelsmann’s men must win against Northern Ireland in Cologne on Sunday, which prevailed 3-1 in Luxembourg on Thursday if they do not want to endanger their chances of a direct qualification for the World Cup.”
SLOVAKIA
“Sportovy Cas”: “Incredible! Slovaks beat Super Feavorit: Historical victory! The sensational victory after a great performance not only shocked the five million-inhabitant slowakia, but the entire sports world.”
“Dennik n”: “The Slovak national soccer team has already won several remarkable victories in games in which it was not one of the favorites. Now victory over Germany has also been included in the category of great victories. In contrast to the previous games, it was different, dominant. The entire team played excellently.”
Burkhard Hupe, Sportschau, 05.09.2025 4:26 pm
SWITZERLAND
“Look”: “Football Germany is completely served after the 0: 2 in Slovakia.”
“Neue Zürcher Zeitung”: “0: 2 in Slovakia: If the German Football Association were a club, it would have consequences for coach Nagelsmann. The World Cup qualification shows: In the almost two years under Nagelsmann, the team did not take a step forward.”
AUSTRIA
“Kronen Zeitung”: “Germany catches 0-2 waters in Slovakia.”