The German national team, which has won four world titles, now needs to regain its balance and achieve positive results to ensure its participation in the next tournament.

After the 0-2 loss to Slovakia, coach Julian Nagelsmann and his team must achieve successive victories, starting with facing Luxembourg on Friday, then Northern Ireland next Monday.

The winner of each group of four teams qualifies directly to the World Cup, which makes winning the remaining matches crucial for Germany, with the need to outperform Slovakia in goal difference.

If they finish second, the German team will have to go through a playoff with three other teams to obtain one ticket.

If the team fails to qualify, this will be a historical shock, as the team only missed the World Cup finals in the 1930 and 1950 editions.

Its failure to reach the playoffs in the 2018 and 2022 editions was a major disappointment, despite the presence of prominent players in the squad.

The German national team’s mission has been complicated by injuries, as Antonio Rudiger and Jamal Musiala are absent from the field, while Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has not played all year.

Florian Wirtz and Nick Voltimade also suffer from fitness problems, which adds difficulty for coach Nagelsmann in forming an effective attacking partnership.

The challenges also include the integration of new player Nathaniel Brown, the left back from Eintracht Frankfurt, who is competing for his position with his colleague Namandi Collins, who was excluded after mistakes against Slovakia.

Source: “Agencies”