Nagelsmann out as Germany boss; DFB opens Klopp talks
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- Julian Nagelsmann has stepped down as Germany head coach after the team fell 4-3 on penalties to Paraguay in the World Cup round of 32.
- Germany's exit continues a three-tournament slide — they also failed to escape the group stage at the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.
- The DFB has launched discussions with Jürgen Klopp, who has "signaled his general willingness" to take the national team job.
- Nagelsmann, Germany's second-youngest coach at 36 when he replaced Hansi Flick in 2023, had only extended his contract through Euro 2028 in January 2025.
- Under Nagelsmann, Germany reached the Euro 2024 quarterfinals but could not clear the first knockout round at this World Cup.
- DFB president Bernd Neuendorf thanked Nagelsmann for his "high level of commitment and extraordinary ambition" in a formal statement.
Why it matters: The DFB is tearing up a contract it had just locked in through Euro 2028 as recently as January 2025 — a costly reversal triggered by a third consecutive major-tournament failure, with Klopp's signaled willingness now setting the pace of Germany's rebuild.
