Julian Nagelsmann insists he has no intention of resigning from his role as Germany head coach after their World Cup exit.
Germany were stunned by Paraguay in the round of 32, losing 4-3 on penalties after the tie ended 1-1 after extra-time.
Kai Havertz equalised after going behind to Julio Enciso’s opener, while Jonathan Tah saw his header ruled out in extra-time.
Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Tah all missed their spot-kicks as Germany lost a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup for the first time.
There were 31 places in the FIFA World Rankings prior to the tournament between Germany (10th) and Paraguay (41st), the fourth-largest for a World Cup knockout elimination (since 1994) after Spain v Russia in 2018 (60), Italy v South Korea in 2002 (34) and Spain v South Korea in 2002 (32).
Germany are still waiting for their first knockout win in the competition since winning the tournament in 2014, increasing the pressure on Nagelsmann.
However, the former Bayern Munich boss is ready to start preparing for future tournaments at the helm.
“I’m ready and would like to prepare for the European Championship and the Nations League. If I am no longer wanted, then we need to talk about it,” Nagelsmann said.
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And on the defeat, Nagelsmann added: “We simply took too long to get our wing play going. As the game went on, we tried to force it more and ended up creating more situations in the box. We had control, but we lacked punch.
“It’s a joke that our goal was disallowed, but in the end you also have to say it just wasn’t enough.
“I am very disappointed because I feel we have a very cohesive team, and the impressions from training were always good. No one is failing on purpose. I feel sorry for all the fans in the stadium and at home.”
Paraguay have progressed from just their second ever World Cup knockout tie, with both coming via penalty shootout victories (won 5-3 on penalties v Japan in the 2010 round of 16).
Goalkeeper Orlando Gill saved two penalties in the shoot-out and was delighted to knock out the former world champions.
“An immense thrill. It was a tough match. We managed to hold on. We opened the scoring, they equalised, but then we managed to keep it up,” Gill told FIFA.com.
“Obviously, we analysed every player and every detail of the penalty takers. Thank God I was able to save two penalties.
“This is a privilege; we eliminated a champion. This is dedicated to all Paraguayans.”
