Overview

• Germany lost 2-0 to France in the Nations League third-place match, consigning them to a fourth-place finish in the Final Four.
• Nagelsmann publicly criticized key referee decisions, disputing a non-awarded penalty for Karim Adeyemi and the disallowed goal by Deniz Undav.
• Former referee Urs Meier defended the VAR interventions, saying the video review correctly identified Adeyemi’s dive and Füllkrug’s foul.
• Stefan Effenberg condemned Nagelsmann’s admission of losing faith during the match, warning that such remarks undermine team morale.
• Nagelsmann conceded Germany remain several percentage points behind Europe’s best and must remedy goal inefficiency and talent development gaps before World Cup qualifiers start.