[Qatar World Cup]”Disastrous defeat against Japan. Germany’s home media was saddened and angered by Germany’s second consecutive group stage elimination: “Everything went terribly wrong.

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Last Updated on 12/02/2022 by てんしょく飯

 

On December 1, Germany faced Costa Rica in the third match of the Qatar World Cup Group E. Despite winning a close match 4-2, Germany was eliminated from the group with a goal difference of 5 after Japan defeated Spain 2-1 in a back-to-back group match that kicked off at the same time. Japan was eliminated from the group with a goal difference of “5”.

 

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This was the second consecutive early elimination of a major power that had been listed as a candidate for the championship.

 

The team showed the very essence of their “Germanic spirit,” but fell just short of their rivals. After suffering an upset loss to Japan in their first match and a draw with Spain in their second, Germany had no choice but to play the last game of the tournament. In the final match of the tournament, the Germans were again forced to fight hard, falling behind in the 70th minute on an own goal by their defender Manuel Neuer, but they equalized in the 73rd minute on a goal by Kai Havertz. The Germans then got another goal in the 85th minute, this time from Havelz, and another four minutes later from Niklas Fürkruk.

Germany won a seesaw game to get their first whitewash of the tournament. However, despite their players’ efforts, they were eliminated from the group for the second consecutive tournament, following Russia four years ago.

 

This was a humiliating result for a team that was expected to win the world championship for the fifth time. As a result, the national team has come under increasing criticism in Japan. The daily newspaper Bild wrote, “What a shame! In an article titled “We have been eliminated,” the daily Bild denounced a team full of great players as follows: “The defeat against Japan was a disaster.

 

The “Bild” article, titled “What a shame! This is a bitter and shameful result. We thought four years ago in Russia that it couldn’t get any worse. But today is different. It seems like it could be worse than it is now.

 

Including EURO 2021, where the national team lost to England in the round of 16, the national team has accomplished nothing in three international tournaments. Gone are the teams that once shook the footballing worlds of their respective countries and earned a reputation as the stars of the tournament. Germany is simply a dwarf in the world of soccer.”

 

Pit Gottschalk, head of programming for German broadcaster SPORT1, also had harsh words for his country’s elite, sarcastically noting, “It’s a shameful end.

 

The lights have gone out. Germany has done something historic. It’s a shameful, shameful, terrible end to a team that was known as a “cheat. Everything was not right. The defensive intensity, the mentality of the midfield, the scoring up front, everything was terrible. We deserved to lose.

 

Germany was off the pace from their first game against Japan, which was an upset loss, and disappeared early. The “headwind” that has been blowing since the beginning of the tournament has only intensified.

 

 

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