The German team’s World Cup defeat to Paraguay is a metaphor for the country’s loss of prestige
Germany’s dismal World Cup performance offered no reprieve for a country already reeling from multiple economic and social crises, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz is struggling to sell the loss to Paraguay as a show of “strength.”
Germany lost a penalty shootout to Paraguay at Boston Stadium on Monday night, turning the country’s World Cup dreams into what German tabloid Bild called a “football nightmare.”
The defeat in the first knockout stage of the tournament came as a surprise: Germany has won four World Cups, three European Championships, and…
Read the full article at RT.COM
