The shocking thing was that Germany had to face defeat against the world number 65 in the World Cup qualification on Wednesday evening. From North Macedonia. The reaction of the press to the bankruptcy of the national team is as follows.
Germany:
south german newspaper: Back in trauma. The German team has only recovered from Spain’s debacle when the next big blow comes: 1:2 against North Macedonia.
he does: rude awakening for the German team. The German team believed they were on the right track again, but a strong rival like North Macedonia turned out to be a stumbling block: after 1:2, optimism gives way to a great deal of despair.
Time: Embarrassment for the DFB team: It has slipped to third place in the World Cup group after losing to North Macedonia. Surprisingly, Armenia now occupies the top position.
image: How embarrassing! With a pitiful appearance, the German national team embarrassed themselves to the bone and lost against North Macedonia in Duisburg 1:2. Yes, North Macedonia. In the summer the last competitive game before EM turns into a historic humiliation. National coach Joachim Low stepped down after the tournament. Better looking this way after Wednesday evening’s game. So we don’t even need to compete in EM in the summer…
World: Germany surprisingly lost to North Macedonia and conceded their first defeat in World Cup qualification. Joachim Low’s team performs poorly, especially in the second half, which is a cause for concern for the upcoming EM.
NTV: hardly any pressure, missed chances, late scoring: The German national football team lost against North Macedonia as they again missed several chances in the first half. After that, the DFB team was unable to and embarrass itself in the previous World Cup qualifying game of Jogi Lo.
England
daily mail: Timo Werner produced a horrific dropout in a shocking World Cup qualifying loss against North Macedonia … The 53-million-pound Chelsea striker missed his chance to win just five minutes before North Macedonia emerged victorious.
SunTimo Werner looked more like a flop than a top earner when he delivered a top-class player in Germany’s surprise 2-1 home defeat against North Macedonia. The striker took his disappointing first season with Chelsea to international level when Germany lost a World Cup qualifier for the first time since England’s 5–1 win at Munich in September 2001.
Mirror: Germany humiliate North Macedonia while Timo Werner misses a hundred percent chance.
Spain
AsGermany is making a fool of itself again. Joachim Low’s team suffered a heavy defeat against North Macedonia. It was the second defeat in four months after a 6–0 loss against Spain.
Mark: Germany is shocked by North Macedonia in its home. It was a surprise.
sports world: Historic defeat against North Macedonia! Four-time world champions, in the starting line-up with goalkeeper Ter Stegen, had to give up after goals from Pandav and Elmas in the second half, thus losing the table lead in Group J of qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: Germany’s crushing defeat against North Macedonia by Made-in-Italy duo Pandav and Elmas.
tuttosport: Fall of Germany! North Macedonia surprisingly defeats Lo’s team.