Berlin, July 2 -- Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has been asked to step down from his role, according to Sky Germany.

Notably, under Nagelsmann, Germany faced a shock exit when four-time World Cup champions suffered an elimination from the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 by Paraguay.

According to the Sky report, Nagelsmann met with officials from the German Football Association on Thursday to discuss Germany's disappointing World Cup campaign. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is the preferred candidate to succeed him should Nagelsmann depart.

Four-time World Cup champions suffered their first-ever FIFA World Cup elimination in a penalty shootout. In the match against Paraguay, scores were level at 1-1 heading into the extra time,...