Germany Second Time Knocked Out Of World Cup:
Germany Second Time Knocked Out Of World Cup
The shocking comeback win of Japan against Spain crashed Germany out despite the team’s 4-2 win against Costa Rica. It’s the second World Cup in a row that Germany is heading home after the group stage. At the Russia 2018 world cup event South Korea sent them spinning.
Germany forward Thomas Müller, 33, terms the loss an absolute catastrophe and expressed retiring from international football. In an expression of consolation to the fans, he said, ‘I have always tried to leave my heart on the field.”
He added “We didn’t crash out today, we crashed out in those 20 minutes against Japan,” Flick told ARD. “We lacked efficiency, and that is why we are out.
In another match, Spain had taken the lead through Alvaro Morata’s 11th-minute header, but Japan turned the game on its head with two goals in three minutes; Ritsu Doan first firing their level in the 48th and then Ao Tanaka got the ball over the line to put them ahead.