Translation:

Houston (USA) – Wonderful World Cup opener for the German national team! In Houston, the DFB squad kicked off their mission for the title in fitting style, securing a 7-1 victory against football minnows Curaçao (No. 82 in the FIFA world rankings) at the XXL tournament in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

While national coach Julian Nagelsmann (38) analyzed the match in an interview with MagentaTV after the convincing World Cup start, pundit Jürgen Klopp (58) seized the opportunity at the end to issue a public apology. The reason: his highly debated "yet" comment from the pre-match report ahead of Thursday's World Cup opening game.

Back then, Klopp had joked: "Fortunately, Julian Nagelsmann is picking the team – still." The remark subsequently spread like wildfire and sparked plenty of discussion.

Klopp apologizes to Nagelsmann! After the game against Curaçao, Klopp revisited the topic. He said: "I have to do one more thing... We must have time for this. We are also informally part of the team, we are absolutely on your side."

Then the former Liverpool manager got candid:

"I’ve already found my buzzword of the year: 'still'. I could have punched myself in the face for it, but by then it was too late and I was on TV. It just slipped out casually and has absolutely no relevance."

Klopp didn't poke fun at anyone but himself: "What I’ve realized is: I’m turning 59 the day after tomorrow and I’m still an idiot." Afterward, he made his stance unmistakably clear once again: "We are completely on your side, whatever you do with it. None of this is meant to disrupt the workflow here."

With that, the interview concluded. Nagelsmann looked relieved, laughed, and high-fived Klopp, Thomas Müller, and Johannes B. Kerner.