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Germany has left and lost World Cup<\/span> The qualifying game played its first match on Thursday with a 2-0 upset against Slovakia, prompting the campaign to reach the 2026 tournament to be in danger.<\/p>\nDavid Hanko and David Strelek each exploited the mistakes they made in Germany’s defense, shocking Slovakia, their last World Cup appearance in 2010. Germany could not find a way to return to the game through Slovak defense.<\/p>\n
It was a blow, including manager Julian Nagelsmann and his new look lineup Nick Ultemaid, the new striker in Newcastle<\/span> He made his debut quickly with his third German match and 21-year-old Nnamdi Collins.<\/p>\nNagelsmann was struggling with his team, but he said it lacked “emotions” on the field and lacking the will to win against the opposition of a motivated underdog. He even questioned whether instead, he should choose a less skilled but more committed player.<\/p>\n
“Maybe we really need to rely on you because we really give it all and instead it led to better results than the best players played,” he told broadcaster ARD. <\/p>\n
Germany will need to win all five games remaining to avoid the playoffs, Nagelsmann added.<\/p>\n
Historical records fall<\/h2>\n
Germany, including West Germany’s record during the Cold War, has played in all World Cups since 1954. It was only lost until Thursday Three World Cup Qualifiers<\/span>everything is at home.<\/p>\nThe loss in Slovakia was the second time Germany lost a World Cup qualifier with multiple goals. The other was a 5-1 home loss in the UK in 2001.<\/p>\n
Germany seemed confident that it qualifies from a simple group with Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg, so it was already friendly booking when the group won.<\/p>\n
Germany announced on Thursday that it was “if the World Cup in-person qualifiers are successful” in March 2026 and that it was friendly with the Ivory Coast. The date clashes with the playoffs of the second-placed team.<\/p>\n
This was Germany’s opening game in Group A, where we saw Northern Ireland defeated Luxembourg 3-1 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Spain is exploring victory<\/h2>\n
European champion Spain took an early lead with a five-minute goal from Mikel Oyarzabal, winning Bulgaria 3-0 in the opening qualifying game for both teams. Mark Cuclera and Mikel Merino scored to expand the Spanish lead.<\/p>\n
Ugurcan Cakir’s jumping save of extra time meant that Turkey stopped beating Georgia 3-2 in the opening qualifiers despite forward Barris Alper Irmaz being sent just four minutes after coming from the bench.<\/p>\n
The perfect start for the Dutch team is spoiled<\/h2>\n
Matty Cash scored to save Poland’s 1-1 draw after a perfect start to the Netherlands qualifying.<\/p>\n
Denzel Dumfries’ corner header took the Netherlands to course with three wins from three games without acknowledging goals, but levelled Poland’s score in the 80th minute with a fierce shot from the edge of the penalty area.<\/p>\n
Not all teams have started World Cup qualifying at the same time due to their international league commitments earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski I returned to my actions as a captain of Poland.<\/span> After temporarily leaving the national team in June during a conflict with former coach Mikal Proviertz.<\/p>\nLithuania and Malta drew 1-1 in other group G-games on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Belgium’s 6-0 victory<\/h2>\n
Belgium started slowly against little Liechtenstein, leading only 1-0 at halftime, but turned it into a 6-0 defeat, including two goals from Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans and two goals from Napoli’s Kevin de Bruin.<\/p>\n
Wales took the lead in Group J, beating Kazakhstan 1-0, but played two games, Belgium’s third place and above. Wales almost dropped points when Kazakhstan’s Serikzan Muzikov hit a free kick against the crossbar in the final act of the game.<\/p>\n
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