'Shattered' Germany set sights on World Cup after Euros exit
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Stuttgart, Germany: The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagge...
Stuttgart, Germany: The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade.
Germany came into Euro 2024 after two World Cup group stage exits either side of a meek last 16 loss to England.
But while Friday's extra-time loss to Spain in Stuttgart denied the hosts a chance to celebrate the retiring Toni Kroos with one of the few titles to elude him, the Germans demonstrated they can again mix it with the best.
Germany veteran Manuel Neuer wrote on social media "the dream has been shattered. It's even more bitter, because the team deserved more".
Having spoken through tears pitch side after the game, Nagelsmann sought to shift Germany's focus to the future in the post-match press conference.
