Prince Harry beaten by German Defense Minister in penalty shootout on TV show

The Duke of Sussex shoots on goal in a German TV show Photo: Ralph Orlowski/ZDF

England penalty shootout The results of the match with Germany are already have long left much to be desired.

But despite his best efforts, the Duke of Sussex was unable to restore national pride on Saturday when he was unceremoniously beaten by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

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Prince Harry, 38, followed in the footsteps of Paul Gascoigne and Gareth Southgate by firing shots at goal during an appearance on German television.

The Duke, who is in Dusseldorf for the Invictus Games, appeared on the long-running program «das aktuelles Sportstudio» » on German broadcaster ZDF.

He was told that if he lost the ironic penalty shootout, he would have to wear a German football jersey.

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Harry scored a total of six shots, but did not score a single goal.

As he passed the ball to Mr Pistorius, he joked: “This is nonsense.”

>Things went from bad to worse when the Defense Minister managed to score two out of three goals to emerge victorious.

The Duke bravely accepted defeat, laughing at his terrible performance.

>He joked that Mr. Pistorius is set to become the new manager of the German national football team, to which the minister joked: “I have enough problems.”

Duke donned a local German football scarf, earning cheers and loud applause. Photo: Ralf Orlowski/ZDF

With no German football jersey available, the Duke instead donned a local German football scarf, earning cheers and loud applause.

The Duke spoke to hosts Katrin Müller-Hohenstein and Sven Voss about his own experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan and its mission as part of the Invictus Games as a film about the event was broadcast.

Trying to divert attention from himself to athletes — sick and wounded servicemen — he said: «I have spoken at length and in detail about myself in the past — to encourage others to talk about their experiences.»

«The main role in this film should be were given to them, not to me.»

The Duke spoke about his experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan and his mission at the Games unconquered. Photo: Ralf Orlowski/ZDF

Meanwhile, Mr Pistorius responded to criticism that the Games glorify war.

“On the contrary,” he said. “It shows the horrors of war. Soldiers are role models who show how you can use sport to fight your way back into life.

“It's about being able to look not at what you can't do anymore, but at what you can do now or could do in the future.”

The Invictus Games began earlier Saturday evening with a rousing opening ceremony at the Mercur Arena, where 500 competitors from 21 countries were introduced to thunderous applause.

< p>The Duke told them that his wife Meghan would be rooting for Nigeria, having recently discovered that she is of Nigerian descent.

After a special welcome to the three countries taking part in the competition for the first time this year, In Colombia, Israel and Nigeria he said: “I’m not saying we have favorites at home. “But since my wife has discovered that she is of Nigerian descent, she will likely become a little competitive this year.”

The Duchess of Sussex revealed on her Archetypes podcast last October that she is “on 43 percent Nigerian.» «.