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The German national team has fallen from glory since their triumph at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After failing to escape the group stage in back to back World Cups in 2018 and 2022, the pressure is on to deliver in 2026.
The players haven’t escaped strong scrutiny from the media, some of which Germany captain, Joshua Kimmich, had to answer to following his side’s 4-0 battering of Luxembourg. This time, it was former World Cup winner, Matthias Sammer, scrutinising Germany’s lack of a system.
”I did think that immediately before and after the EUROS, what made us strong is that we functioned very well as a team,” defended Kimmich (via @iMiaSanMia). “We didn’t always play…