World press slams Jürgen Klopp's bad start after loss to Greece

Jürgen Klopp saw the German national team lose 0:1 to Greece in Augsburg in the second match of his tenure as head coach. The international press described the kickoff as an “undistinguished start” and speaks of growing unrest around the 59‑year‑old coach.

Reactions from England and France

The British daily wrote: “A great victory for Greece, an extremely disappointing evening for the Germans. Jürgen Klopp has earned one point as a coach in two games.” The French called the result a “perfect coup” and praised the Greeks’ solid defence and purposeful attack.

Further international voices

The French Le Figaro called the match a false start and emphasized that the loss on the second matchday of the Nations League “sparks unrest”. The Italian celebrated the Greek victory and recalled the triumph over England at Wembley in 2024. Sport24 urged Klopp to “bow”, because the blue‑white team, thanks to Kourbelis and Tzolakis, decided the game.

The Austrian Kronen‑Zeitung wrote plainly: “Greeks rejoice! Klopp incurs the first DFB‑collapse.” The German Blick also reported that Germany had lost to Greece for the first time in history and that Klopp is therefore the first coach since Helmut Schön who has not secured a win in the first two games.

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Further comments came from AS, which spoke of a “Greek tragedy for Klopp”, and from The Athletic, which described Dimitrios Kourbelis’s decisive goal as a “fabricated shot”.

The press reports were distributed via the official App, so fans had immediate access to the critical voices. In the German media, it is now being debated how quickly the team can recover from this “undistinguished start”.

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In summary, it can be said that the international press, after the 0:1 in Augsburg, uniformly expresses doubts about Klopp’s concept and warns the German squad of a difficult period.