More than 10 million fans watched the match on Sunday evening as the German national football team battled to a scoreless draw against Greece in a Nations League fixture in Thessaloniki on Sunday evening, while former manager Julian Nagelsmann spent the match at the Munich Oktoberfest, according to reports published by BILD.
Nagelsmann Spends Oktoberfest Evening at Hacker-Festzelt
The 39-year-old former national team coach visited the Hacker-Festzelt on the final day of the Munich folk festival, BILD reported. Sitting alongside his wife, Lena, who wore a pink dirndl, Nagelsmann wore a white shirt, dark waistcoat, and sunglasses while a half-full mass of beer sat on the table before him. BILD noted that the tent has a capacity of 9,350 people. The outing marked another appearance at the festival for the couple, who previously attended the traditional costume parade on the Theresienwiese shortly after the event opened. During that earlier appearance, Nagelsmann wore earrings on both sides, though he went without jewelry during Sunday’s tent visit, according to the same reports. The former Bayern and DFB coach trained the DFB team from September 2023 until after the World Cup. Nagelsmann did not catch the DFB match while at the Oktoberfest.
Klopp Directs National Team to Scoreless Draw in Thessaloniki
Some 1,200 kilometers away in Greece, newly appointed manager Jürgen Klopp led the German side through a scoreless Nations League encounter, with Klopp aged 59. BILD detailed that the German team showed attacking flair in the first half, with Scherhant performing strongly on the left wing and Liverpool star Wirtz dictating the tempo and organizing the play. Despite creating opportunities, and facing a progressively more aggressive opponent where no salvation was achieved in the second half either, the team failed to convert their chances into a goal. The result brings Klopp’s early record as national coach to one win, two draws, and one loss, following a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, a 2–0 victory over Serbia, and a 1–0 defeat to Greece in Augsburg. The fixture in Thessaloniki’s hostile stadium, often referred to by opponents and media as the “black hell,” was intended to provide a measure of revenge using a secondary squad configuration, but ultimately ended in a stalemate.
Contrast in Public Timelines Following World Cup Exit
Nagelsmann stepped down from his role following Germany’s disappointing World Cup campaign, which ended in a round-of-16 defeat against Paraguay via a 4–5 penalty shootout. Following that exit, Nagelsmann withdrew from public view for an extended period before returning to public events at the Oktoberfest alongside his wife. Meanwhile, Klopp took over the managerial reins, steering the squad through the current autumn international window as the team plays its Nations League group stage fixtures.
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