Another World Cup, another flop. Former soccer power Germany is facing another round of soul-searching after going out of the sport바카라s most important tournament at the first stage for the second time in a row. (More Football News)
Germany바카라s players spoke afterward of good performances and missed chances 바카라 as they바카라ve done before. But no one had any real answers to the team바카라s problems.
바카라There are 25 experts standing together here. You can all advise each other and then agree on a few details,바카라 Thomas Müller said after Germany바카라s 4-2 win over Costa Rica on Thursday.
Germany바카라s fate was effectively decided when it lost its first game 2-1 to Japan, then followed up with a 1-1 draw with Spain.
It left Germany at the bottom of Group E and dependent on a favor from Spain. It never came as Japan defeated Spain in its final game to top the group. Spain progressed ahead of Germany on goal difference.
바카라I never look at another team, it바카라s up to us,바카라 Germany coach Hansi Flick said of relying on Spain. 바카라I think ultimately the sum of everything contributed to us being eliminated. We had enough chances, whether in the first half or the first 60 minutes of the game against Japan, or even at the end against Spain, when we had another huge opportunity. You really have to take those chances.바카라
What Flick failed to mention is that Spain also missed a host of chances to put its game against Germany out of reach before Niclas Füllkrug바카라s late equalizer. That goal proved to be the highlight for Germany though it proved to be of little worth in yet another disappointing big-stage performance.
바카라We haven바카라t been able to live up to expectations at the tournaments in recent years, because as a team, I would say we don바카라t really have specialists running around everywhere. We have a lot of players who are very talented. Yes,바카라 Müller said before trailing off and leaving those at the emedia conference to finish his thoughts.
Germany, the 2014 World Cup champion, also crashed out during the group phase at the 2018 tournament in Russia. At last year바카라s coronavirus-postponed European Championship, Germany was knocked out in the second round.
바카라I think really, we can바카라t say where we are,바카라 Germany captain Manuel Neuer said of the team바카라s place in world soccer.
Prior to the 2018 World Cup, Germany had reached at least the semifinal stage of every major competition it entered since the 2006 World Cup, which it hosted.
바카라I joined the team in 2016. Germany was always in the semifinal before that,바카라 midfielder Joshua Kimmich said. 바카라Then I come in and we바카라re out (of the World Cup) in the first stage and last year in the second round (of the European Championship), it바카라s hard to take.바카라
