Overview
- Media coverage has moved away from the just‑completed World Cup toward a range of competitions including national finals in Hannover and the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City.
- A FanPuls/Absolut Fussball survey of more than 11,000 fans finds widespread negative ratings of the World Cup with only about 12 percent calling it satisfactory.
- Roughly 88 percent of surveyed fans oppose FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to expand the tournament from 48 to 64 teams, and most respondents said mandatory drinking breaks did not work.
- The poll shows strong public backing for Jürgen Klopp as Germany’s new national coach, with 89 percent saying he is the right choice even as overall fan attachment to the team remains low.
- The Canoe Slalom event offers early qualification paths for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the domestic football calendar resumes with the 2. Bundesliga season opener between Bochum and Hertha on August 7, shifting practical priorities for athletes and fans.