Press voices for the DFB defeat
“The Slovak players shocked the football world”
05.09.2025 – 8:26 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Germany collected a bitter and historical defeat at the start of the World Cup qualification. The international press also comments on this.
Actually, it should be a good start to the qualification for the World Cup next year, but Thursday was forgotten a day for the DFB team. Against Slovakia, the German national team showed a desolate performance and received a 0-2 defeat for the history books-because for the first time an away game in the World Cup qualification was lost.
Afterwards, this also commented on the international press – who, like national coach Julian Nagelsmann and captain Joshua Kimmich, found no positive approaches to the German team. The opponent was also praised.
“Korzár/Sportnet”: “Sensation at the start of the qualification. The Slovak players shocked the football world and defeated Germany.”
“Pravda”: “The Slovaks succeeded in doing something that nobody else in the world did: they have a sensation against the Germans.”
“View”: “Nagelsmann Sauer-German debacle at the World Cup qualification. The 0-2 bankruptcy in Bratislava is historical: Germany has never lost a World Cup qualifier abroad.
“Crown”: “Germany’s high goals at the Football World Cup in the coming year have suffered a bitter dampers at the start of the qualification! In the first group game in Slovakia, the eleven of national coach Julian Nagelsmann had to give up 0-2 on Thursday. Nagelsmann started in Bratislava with 90 million-strikes Nick Woltemade and newcomer Namdi Collins, who at best in the way of his team WM cup should lead.