Overview

• FC Augsburg advanced in the DFB-Pokal with a 2-0 first-round win at Hallescher FC, as Steve Mounié scored in the 53rd minute and Samuel Essende added a second in the 79th.
• Wagner started Mounié for the injured Alexis Claude Maurice and introduced a halftime change, replacing Dimitrios Giannoulis with Robin Fellhauer.
• In interviews, he outlined a management style that gives players autonomy in the dressing room and rejects a controlling approach, emphasizing emotion and tactical finesse.
• He left Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany staff to take the Augsburg job, foregoing a role at the 2026 World Cup, and he holds a contract through 2028.
• His Bundesliga debut with Augsburg is set for Freiburg, offering an early read on an ambitious project that local analysis suggests could lift the club.