Lothar Matthäus, 65, world champion with Germany in 1990, held nothing back on his BILD program 🎙️ He said that the elimination against Paraguay in the Round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup was not just a football issue: inside the locker room, resentment had been building up.
According to what he revealed, some players were able to transport their mothers or families on private flights, while other teammates had to make do with commercial flights. That contrast, Matthäus says, generated jealousy and silent fights that never came to light during the tournament.
The historic captain also took aim at the German Federation for allowing the presence of family members from the start of the training camp in the United States. Germany has not gone beyond the Round of 16 since 2014, and for Matthäus this time the problem was not only tactical. 😤