German legend: We are not among the favorites at the World Cup

The last time Germany won was 12 years ago, when Lahm also played, reports dpa.

The current team, he points out, has good players who play for top clubs.

“But the past has not necessarily shown that we have really improved as a team in recent years or in several previous tournaments,” he said at an event organized by the newspaper Munchner Merkur and so-called.

Since the title in 2014, Germany have already been eliminated in the group stage at the championships in Russia 2018 and in Qatar 2022.

“That’s why the favorites are definitely someone else,” said Lahm, adding that the World Cup might be won by France or Spain, “maybe even Portugal.” “But anything is always possible.”

Lahm ended his international career after the triumph in Brazil, and retired from football in 2017 after more than a decade at Bayern.

Since then, he has been a businessman and football official.

The 2026 World Cup starts on June 11.

(Vijesti.ba)