Klopp's Germany only draws 0:0 in Greece

05.10.2026 06:02 HotInfo

The German national football team drew 0:0 with Greece in Thessaloniki. Coached by Jürgen Klopp, the team had the upper hand in play throughout the match but failed to break through the Greek defence. The result complicated Germany's path to the quarter-finals of the Nations League. n-tv ↗

Germany started with the same midfield as in the 2:0 win over Serbia. Klopp made only three changes to the starting line-up this time and handed the captain's armband to Florian Wirtz. In goal, Jonas Urbig again got his chance and, according to ratings, delivered a convincing performance. Sueddeutsche Zeitung ↗

The visitors tried to assert themselves with long spells of possession and repeated attacks. Greece, however, defended in a deep block and, as in their previous meeting, did not allow Germany to score the decisive goal. The German players created several chances, but their finishing was either imprecise or ran into the Greek defence. Der Standard ↗

Klopp assessed his team's performance positively, while reactions abroad were more cautious. The criticism focused mainly on the fact that his era with the national team has not yet taken off as expected. The coach also faced questions about the position of Joshua Kimmich, who was not in the squad in Thessaloniki. In response to one of the questions he said: „Ich gebe auf.“ Tagesspiegel ↗

Germany now awaits the continuation of the group stage of the Nations League. The results against Greece and Serbia showed an improvement in attacking activity, but also persistent problems in converting chances. Tagesspiegel ↗

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