Overview
- Germany were eliminated by Paraguay on penalties in the World Cup round of 32 on Monday, a result that prompted an emergency review of the national team’s future.
- DFB chiefs held a three‑and‑a‑half‑hour meeting at their Frankfurt headquarters on July 2 where they urged Nagelsmann to offer his resignation and prepared a formal dismissal if he refused.
- Multiple German outlets report Nagelsmann agreed to step down after the talks and was offered an estimated €7 million severance to leave the job.
- The federation has identified former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp as its leading candidate, but any appointment will require negotiations over Klopp’s current Red Bull role and formal DFB decisions.
- The resignation intensifies scrutiny of the DFB’s long‑term plan after successive poor World Cup campaigns and sets up a rapid leadership choice that could reshape Germany’s rebuild before Euro 2028.