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Germany national team head coach Julian Nagelsmann offered a blunt assessment of his team's performance during the World Cup after being eliminated by Paraguay this week.
"If you exit after the first stage, it's not enough for German football," said Nagelsmann. "This is now the third elimination in a row so we are not part of the first class teams any more. I am disappointed."
His comments came after a 1-1 draw with Paraguay ended in penalties where Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all missed from the penalty kick spot as Germany ended up on the losing side.
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Despite going home early once again, Nagelsmann made it clear he wants to continue as head coach – even if the fans don't want him*.*
"If the DFB [German FA] wants me, I am going to continue," he said. "I know a lot of people want me to leave, but I would love to continue if the DFB want me. I'll give my arguments to my boss. If there was a survey today in Germany people aren't going to talk about me positively, obviously. We have not done much during this tournament.
Germany's latest early exit continues a run of bad form since the team won the World Cup in 2014. The team previously failed to get past group stage in 2018 and 2022.
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