Reporter asks Nagelsmann about his training clothes – which causes laughter

"I hope that we stabilize as a group, so that moments like the ones we had in Italy or Portugal – where we're leading and then the game becomes tight again, or we even lose – become fewer." The German national football team will face Slovakia on Thursday in the opening round of World Cup qualifying . National coach Julian Nagelsmann offered encouragement to his team, which has suffered a number of defeats recently, at a press conference in the catacombs of the "Tehelne Pole" stadium on Wednesday evening.

It's perfectly normal that the team's self-confidence "always crumbles a little" after defeats. This can only be rebuilt through winning.

Nagelsmann remains committed to his ambitious goal—the World Cup title—as he clarified in the press conference. "I still think it's healthy that we all have the goal of winning the World Cup."

Then a question made the national coach laugh. FC Cologne coach Lukas Kwasniok had demonstrated the novelty of wearing one of his team's jerseys during games, a reporter said, and asked Nagelsmann: "Would that actually be an option for you, to inject a bit more emotion?" He paused and looked to DFB captain Joshua Kimmich for help. Then he grinned, and those present laughed. Nagelsmann said amusedly: "Well, if the team says it's incredibly emotional for them, then I'll put on a jersey too." He wasn't that vain, and after all, his team's jerseys were beautiful.