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World Service,30 Jun 2026,25 mins

World Cup 2026: What next for Germany after Paraguay exit?

More than the Score

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Mani Djazmi is joined by German football expert Constantin Eckner and the 麻豆社鈥檚 tactics correspondent Umir Irfan to reflect on Germany鈥檚 shock defeat against Paraguay at the World Cup. The 2014 world champions haven鈥檛 won a knockout game at a World Cup since they lifted the trophy in Brazil, and heading into the Paraguay game they had never lost a World Cup penalty shootout. We discuss what went wrong for Germany, and what their defeat means for the future of manager Julian Nagelsmann. We also hear from jubilant Paraguay fans and discuss how did Gustavo Alfaro's men pull off the biggest shock of the knockout stages so far? More than the Score brings you more than the men鈥檚 football World Cup - the new teams, standout stars and fandoms shaping the tournament in ways the stats don鈥檛 show. Search for More than the Score, wherever you get your 麻豆社 podcasts.

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