'Kicked out of Korea' Klinsmann, Heaped Criticism: "Shameful and Terrible"... On Germany's Early Exit from the World Cup, He Exclaimed, "Do You Even Have the Right to Speak About Others?"

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Former South Korea national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann (61) strongly criticized Germany's early exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

On the 30th (Korea time), Germany lost to Paraguay in a tense penalty shootout during the Round of 32 match held at Boston Stadium in Massachusetts, USA. Although they advanced from the group stage with two wins and one loss, they were eliminated in the first knockout round match.

According to sports specialist ESPN, Klinsmann stated, "This is a sad day for all Germans. Exiting in the Round of 32 was an unexpected and disappointing result."

Pointing out Germany's performance, he evaluated, "They were not prepared to control the game for 120 minutes." He added, "They lacked the energy, determination, and aggressiveness needed to defeat Paraguay, and their complete lack of preparation for the penalty shootout was absurd."

Linking this incident to Germany's group stage exits in the 2018 Russia and 2022 Qatar tournaments, former coach Klinsmann predicted, "It is a deplorable and shameful result. It is as terrible as what happened in the last two World Cups, and German football will face a serious crisis because of this."

Germany was eliminated in the group stage after losing to South Korea in the 2018 Russia tournament and failed to advance to the Round of 16 in the 2022 Qatar tournament after being defeated by Japan. This time, they aimed for a comeback by advancing from the group stage as the top team, but ultimately failed to cross the Round of 32 threshold.

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