{"id":2256,"date":"2026-06-30T15:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:28:55","slug":"nagelsmann-says-wont-run-away-after-germany-world-cup-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/nagelsmann-says-wont-run-away-after-germany-world-cup-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagelsmann says won&#8217;t &#8216;run away&#8217; after Germany World Cup exit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-34.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-34-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-34-768x552.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said he wanted to stay in his job despite the defeat on penalties to Paraguay that sent the four-time World Cup winners crashing out in the last 32 on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nagelsmann has a contract up to the 2028 European Championships but Germany&#8217;s premature exit from the World Cup will put the 38-year-old under intense scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who runs away,&#8221; he told German broadcaster ZDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I want to continue, but in football you don&#8217;t always have it in your own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If the DFB (federation) wants me to, then I will prepare for the European Championship and the Nations League.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loss to the South Americans was the first time that Germany have ever lost a penalty shootout at a World Cup &#8212; it finished 4-3 after Jonathan Tah blasted his kick way over the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who was at the match in Foxborough, Massachusetts working for German broadcaster MagentaTV, has long been rumoured as a future coach of the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Klopp refused to be drawn on the possibility on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I understand that my name is being mentioned, but this is not the moment to talk about it &#8212; and especially not with me,&#8221; Klopp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midfielder Nadiem Amiri said Germany still have a bright future but conceded the pain of defeat makes it hard to look too far ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of Germany&#8217;s core players may not be around for the next World Cup in 2030, but Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz should be in their prime by then.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highly-rated teenager Lennart Karl will also be back in the fold, having missed this tournament due to injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have a lot of young players, a lot of quality in the squad,&#8221; said Amiri, who came on deep into extra time and scored his penalty in the shootout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But at the moment to think about the future is the wrong decision and I feel for everybody. I&#8217;m very sad because it was a shocking end to the game. 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