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German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2026, 1:02 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Eight years ago, it was Mesut Ozil, who has Turkish roots. This time, German manager tries to blame Kurdish Deniz Undav.

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