'A team like the mood in the country': Germany and the World Cup exit

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2026-06-30

Germany's latest early World Cup exit comes at a time when the country is going through difficult times far beyond football. Berlin (dpa) - Once upon a time Germans were able to rely on their World Cup footballers for collective feel-good moments that would lift up the whole country. The surprise 1954 title by West Germany is seen as a defining moment in the return to the stage of civilized nations after the horrors of the Nazi era and World War......

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