'Truly awful' - German media reacts to World Cup exit to Paraguay as one man takes blame

Germany's unexpected World Cup exit at the hands of Paraguay has prompted widespread criticism from sections of the German media, with much of the blame falling on one man in particular.

It was an evening to forget for Julian Nagelsmann's side, who failed to put away their chances before Paraguay went on to secure a historic 4-3 win on penalties.

Germany dominated possession for much of the game, completing 719 passes compared to Paraguay's 161. In fact, they registered 21 shots throughout and missed a handful of opportunities to wrap up the game.

After the full-time whistle, a frustrated Nagelsmann rued their lack of composure in front of goal. He also described the decision to rule out Jonathan Tah's header in extra-time "a joke".

But ultimately, his tenure has come under the spotlight following Germany's early exit from the tournament, with many German outlets mentioning Nagelsmann when discussing Monday's disastrous result.

A poll on the Sky Sport Germany website asked whether the former Bayern Munich boss should keep his job and, in a damning result, 93 per cent of voters called for him to leave his post.

A dejected Germany leave the Boston Stadium pitch after being eliminated by Paraguay. Image credit: Getty

German publication Bild was also scathing in their assessment, describing the performance as "truly awful", "slow" and "boring".

Spiegel, meanwhile, called it the "decline of a once great football nation" and mentioned that the World Cup failure "bears the name Nagelsmann".

A number of players were singled out by Sky Sport Germany, but once again, Nagelsmann's future was questioned. "The end, however bitter it may have been, is no surprise. Therefore, things cannot continue as they are," they added.

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Dietmar Hamann accuses Julian Nagelsmann of "rarely watching games" in brutal post-match analysis

Speaking after Monday's game, former Germany international Dietmar Hamann gave a no-nonsense assessment of Germany's World Cup exit and pointed the finger at Nagelsmann.

"I've never been convinced that this is a team that's united. Obviously, it's the manager's job to get the lads united," he said.

"Now, this is a guy who rarely watches games. He's never been to Milan to watch (Yann) Bisseck, a player he should have taken to the World Cup. He's never been to Brentford in two and a half years to watch Schade. He scored 10 goals last season and 10 goals the season before.

"In the Bundesliga, he might be watching one or two games a month. Isn't that his job? Well, yeah, that's what I thought, and I've mentioned it a few times. There were weekends when Real Madrid played. We had the Africa Cup of Nations in January, where he could have watched Ivory Coast and some of the potential opponents. He didn't go.

"The Club World Cup last season was played in these venues, in these conditions, with this heat. Roberto Martínez was there, Thomas Tuchel was there, Didier Deschamps, who's won everything and is in his mid-60s, was in America for three weeks.

"Who wasn't there was Nagelsmann, and that's why I've got no sympathy for him. I think the team, and he, got exactly what they deserved. They're going home tomorrow."