Curse of the Seven… Germany repeats Spain’s tragedy against Morocco

Germany, who had an early bye to the 2026 World Cup, repeated Spain’s tragedy at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when they exited the tournament at the hands of Morocco despite a strong start in the group stage.

The Paraguayan team made a surprise by knocking Germany out of the 32nd finals of the 2026 World Cup.in the early hours of Tuesday in the match held at the Boston Stadium in the United States of America with penalty kicks (4-3), after playing a draw in the main and extra time (1-1).

Germany got off to a strong start to the 2026 World Cup with a 7-1 win over Curaçao in their opening match, but their performance has since dropped off as they narrowly beat Ivory Coast (2-1) and lost to Ecuador by the same scoreline before being knocked out by Paraguay.

This is the same scenario experienced by Spain under coach Luis Enrique at the 2022 World Cup, where they started the trip by sweeping Costa Rica (7-0), then drew with Germany (1-1) before losing to Japan (2-1).

In the 1/8 finals, the Spanish national team had a bye, losing to Morocco on penalties after a goalless draw in regular and extra time. It seemed that winning seven in the first game was like a curse on its owner, forcing him to bid an early farewell.

The Moroccan national team continued their journey for 2022 and achieved a historic achievement by reaching the semi-finals as the first Arab and African team to reach this stage.

The Atlas Lions Battalion are following the same path in the 2026 World Cup as they continue their journey after defeating the Netherlands on penalties in the Round of 32 and are set to face Canada in the Round of 16.