🔶 Nagelsmann resigns as Germany national football team coach At 11:00 a.m. today, Friday, July 3 (12 Tir), official news was announced that, in the days leading up to it—especially the previous day—had been the main subject of sports media in Germany: what will be the future of Julian Nagelsmann, the coach of the country’s national football team? Germany’s national team, under Nagelsmann’s leadership, had been defeated by Paraguay in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup and eliminated from the tournament. Among the reports, the high-circulation publication Bild reported early Friday that Nagelsmann “will soon” announce his resignation from his coaching position. Informed sources at the German Football Association also said on Thursday, July 2, that after Germany’s elimination from the World Cup, Nagelsmann no longer has “any chance” to lead the national team, and that those involved in the association are in agreement on this matter. According to these sources, even Rudi Völler, the sporting director of Germany’s national football team, who had been a supporter of Nagelsmann, has distanced himself from this 39-year-old coach. On Friday, the German Football Association announced that its cooperation with Nagelsmann as coach of Germany’s national football team has come to an end. This comes while he, after Germany’s loss to Paraguay, had spoken about continuing his cooperation with the German Football Association and had emphasized that, “He is not someone who shies away from problems and responsibility.” Nagelsmann took charge of Germany’s national football team in September 2023, and initially intended to keep coaching the team until the end of the 2024 European Championship. However, Germany’s relative success in those competitions led the association to extend its contract with Nagelsmann first until the summer of 2026, and then until the end of the 2028 European Championship.