Germany lost 2-0 to Austria in a friendly on Tuesday to leave next year’s European Championship host in turmoil yet again with less than seven months until the tournament begins.
Germany has won just two of its last 10 games and conceded 22 goals in that time. Coach Julian Nagelsmann was hired in September to replace the fired Hansi Flick and won his first game against the United States the next month but is now winless in three since.
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Germany created few attacking chances against neighboring Austria on its way to a loss which was the latest in a series of recent low points for the former soccer superpower, following the 4-1 loss to Japan in September which finished Flick’s tenure and elimination in the group stage at last year’s World Cup.
Austria has just one loss in its last 12 games as it becomes one of Europe’s top-performing teams under its German coach Ralf Rangnick. Austria qualified for the European Championship last month.
