Europa League final defeat and World Cup snub: Ginter opens up on “double blow”
For Matthias Ginter, the 20th and 21st May 2026 will always remain among the worst days in his professional career. The center-back found out that he was not included in Julian Nagelsmann’s World Cu...
Matthias Ginter has spoken about the "double blow" of being left out of Germany's World Cup squad after SC Freiburg's Europa League final defeat. The 32-year-old center-back expressed his bitterness on the 20th and 21st of May 2026, describing it as the worst days of his professional career. Ginter, who was instrumental in Freiburg's successful season, was omitted from Julian Nagelsmann's final squad, causing him significant disappointment.
He criticized the lack of communication from Nagelsmann, who had previously faced issues with the national team coach. Ginter, a 2014 World Cup winner, only realized the magnitude of missing the World Cup during the opening match of the tournament in Brazil. Despite experiencing disappointments in past World Cups in 2018 and 2022, Ginter believes that this particular incident was the most severe in his playing career.
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