{"id":49853,"date":"2026-04-22T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49853"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:44:08","slug":"serge-gnabry-confirms-world-cup-exit-eyes-pre-season-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/serge-gnabry-confirms-world-cup-exit-eyes-pre-season-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Serge Gnabry confirms World Cup exit, eyes pre-season comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"332\">German winger <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Serge Gnabry<\/span><\/span> has opened up about a difficult period both personally and professionally, confirming that his dream of featuring in the upcoming World Cup with the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Germany national team<\/span><\/span> is officially over.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1sevkf9\" data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"374\">Gnabry Reflects on Emotional Setback<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"700\">In a heartfelt statement, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bayern Munich<\/span><\/span> star admitted that the past few days have been challenging to process. Despite the disappointment, Gnabry acknowledged that Bayern\u2019s season still has positives, especially after securing another <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bundesliga<\/span><\/span> title over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"882\">The winger\u2019s comments highlight the emotional toll of missing out on a major international tournament, particularly one as significant as the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">FIFA World Cup<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1rfnt7s\" data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"913\">\u201cWorld Cup Dream Is Over\u201d<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1075\">Gnabry confirmed that he will not be part of Germany\u2019s World Cup campaign, bringing an abrupt end to his hopes of representing his country on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1303\">He shared that, like millions of fans across the nation, he will now support the team from home. The statement reflects both disappointment and solidarity, as the attacker shifts from player to supporter during the tournament.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"bw2b45\" data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1348\">Focus Shifts to Recovery and Pre-Season<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1606\">Looking ahead, Gnabry made it clear that his priority is recovery and returning to full fitness in time for pre-season preparations. After a demanding campaign and recent setbacks, the focus will now be on regaining peak condition ahead of the next season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1738\">He also expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support from fans, thanking them for their messages during this difficult period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German winger Serge Gnabry has opened up about a difficult period both personally and professionally, confirming that his dream of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":49854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4658],"tags":[562],"class_list":["post-49853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup","tag-serge-gnabry"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49853"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49856,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49853\/revisions\/49856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}