Ginter calls Europa League loss and World Cup omission a double blow | OneFootball

"It was the bitterest time in my career. A double blow at the end of an actually very special season," said Matthias Ginter, speaking to Kicker.

The centre-back learned he had been left out of Julian Nagelsmann’s World Cup squad just 12 hours after SC Freiburg lost the Europa League final to Aston Villa.

"I don't want to talk about the way it generally went down for three years (with Nagelsmann). There were published leaks, but I was only informed of the decision on Thursday, the day of the nomination."

A 2014 World Cup winner without featuring in Brazil, Ginter said: "It was only with the opening match of the World Cup that I became really aware of it. And, because it was a package, the disappointment of losing the Europa League final came back again."

He also played at the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, when Germany exited in the group stage both times. "I've already experienced disappointments in my career, but not in the magnitude of those twelve hours."

Source: BuLi News

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