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Germany set record for defeats in a calendar year with France loss

It's official: 2018 is the German national team's worst year ever, at least in terms of defeats suffered.

With a 2-1 Nations League setback to France on Tuesday, Germany have now lost six matches in a calendar year for the first time in their history.

Die Mannschaft have fallen to Brazil, Austria, Mexico, South Korea, the Netherlands and now Les Bleus in what has been a nightmare 2018.

On Tuesday, Toni Kroos scored from the spot in the first half at Stade de France, but a second-half Antoine Griezmann double consigned Joachim Low's side to the history-making defeat.