'Embarrassment': Former Germany coach Klinsmann shocked by early exit

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2026-06-30

Foxborough, Massachusetts (dpa) - Former Germany coach Jürgen Klinsmann had nothing but scathing words to say following the team's third early World Cup elimination in a row, describing Germany's performance as a "disaster." Germany lost 4-3 on penalties to Paraguay on Monday after a dour 1-1 draw in the last 32. "The way we went out tonight is devastating, is an embarrassment, is something nobody, nobody expected," Klinsmann told ESPN. "This tak......

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