The Chancellor of Germany has been subject to derision online following a tweet in which he lauded his national team's "team spirit" in their World Cup elimination at the hands of Paraguay.

Germany and Paraguay square off in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 Monday. Kickoff from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, is 4:30 p.m. ET.

All the latest before the round of 32 games continue at the 2026 Fifa World Cup including France taking on Sweden.

A fan from Hamburg, Germany who went viral for documenting their travels during the 2026 World Cup, has deactivated their social media account.

Germany’s difficult week continued after its World Cup elimination. Just two days after losing to Paraguay, police raided the German Football Federation’s headquarters