Germany suffer historic 0-1 defeat to Greece in Klopp's first home game

It was supposed to be a feel-good Sunday for all German fans - instead, Jürgen Klopp's first home game as Germany head coach ended in disappointment as Greece secured a historic 1-0 victory in Augsburg. Here is our official match report:

Match report

The atmosphere inside the WWK Arena was unusual from the start. Thousands of Greek supporters were in attendance, with many of the almost 500,000 people of Greek heritage living in Germany turning up to support the visitors. At times, the noise made it feel more like a home game for Greece.

Germany were nevertheless the better side in the opening 45 minutes.

Klopp made several changes to the team that drew with the Netherlands in his first game in charge, giving more players from his initial squad an opportunity to impress. Karim Adeyemi, who had struggled against the Netherlands, produced a much-improved performance.

The winger was Germany's most dangerous attacking player throughout the first half, repeatedly driving towards the Greek goal. However, he could not find the finishing touch, with several attempts either missing the target or flying over the bar.

Greece offered little going forward during the opening period, instead focusing on keeping Germany away from goal.

Greece strike after the break

The visitors became more active after half-time, particularly on the counter-attack, while Germany struggled to find a way through the increasingly compact Greek defence.

Jonathan Tah and Yann Aurel Bisseck were solid at the back and even looked to contribute going forward. Felix Nmecha, who had scored against the Netherlands, also had promising moments around the Greek box.

Germany's best opportunity came in the 63rd minute thanks to a good attempt by Bambasé Conté, shortly before Greece began to increase the pressure.

Fotis Ioannidis came close to opening the scoring in the 71st minute, sending an effort just wide. Three minutes later, however, Greece found the breakthrough.

Dimitris Kourbelis fired a low shot through the German defence and past Alexander Nübel to make it 1-0.

Klopp responded with attacking substitutions as Germany searched for an equaliser. But the changes failed to produce the necessary creativity, with Greece defending their lead effectively until the final whistle.

Germany had plenty of possession but struggled to create clear chances, highlighting one of the major issues still facing Klopp's side: finding solutions against a deep, organised defence.

For Klopp, it means a first defeat in his second game in charge. Germany now remain without a win under their new head coach. And Greece? They win for the first time in history against the German national team.

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Final result: Germany 0-1 Greece