Paraguay eliminate Germany as Lehmann tears into Neuer

Paraguay knocked Germany out of the 2026 World Cup in the round of 32, and the fallout in the German camp has been brutal. Jens Lehmann took direct aim at Manuel Neuer after the upset, telling the press: "Das Geheimnis, wenn du Erfolg haben willst, ist das Verteidigen", the secret to success is defending, and adding that Neuer never learned how (1). The former Germany keeper also invoked Virgil van Dijk as the standard Neuer falls short of. Your team's defensive resilience, the same quality that nearly held France in the round of 16, just toppled another European giant.