Examining Germany's shocking early exit at the 2018 World Cup after loss to South Korea | ESPN FC 

Germany has a history of taking L’s in Russia 😉

Germany did everything the same. That's why they lost, if you are the previous champs and extremely dominant like Germany? People are going to prepare for you.

Everybody is talking of Germany and NOT enough giving credit to South Korea... C'mon !! South Korea showed discipline and focus. Characters like that should be praised and highlighted. I guess most people want 'entertaining football' thats why even a good game execution by the South Koreans doesn't look appealing... Football has so many clowns in the name of fans smh

Germany lost for the 5 reasons 1.did not give opportunity to sané 2.did not give chance to ter stegan 3.no replacement for lahm found 4.no replacement for miroslav klose 5.finally other teams played really well Appreciate their hard work They will comeback stronger #diemannschaft

i guess i was wrong about france for 2022 and germany once more failed to advance from the group stage, i am shocked that is 2 times for germany

the leftmost guy was right, i watched germany push the ball up into south korea's half and then ping it around till the defense was settled, then tried to get in when the penalty box was full. south korea at least pushed it upfield with pace and got way better chances all game, if heung min son had been on his game germany would have lost by more. SAD!

I'm Sorry Korea. We failed you. You're always loved in Mexico

I really wasnt shocked at all because this happens each world cup champion the next world cup

On Barcelona, we still don't understand why Marc-André Ter Stegen wouldn't be the first team goalkeeper of Germany. Neuer has been an extraordinary player, one of the best last decade. But not anymore. Nowadays, Ter Stegen it should be the nº1 on Germany.

People seem to forget that if Mexico won the last game, South Korea would have been through and Sweden eliminated. The Koreans did very well in the games they played this World Cup and deserve some praise.

Humiliated and broken.😔 IT hurts so much! 😩

It has been explained to me that revamping a national team take about 10 years. It happened with Spain and Germany, as an example.

Who is here in 2021

The curse for putting neur as goal keeper when ter stegen was the starting goalkeeper and for ditching leroy sane

Germany just wanted chances That's it

0:01 during before world war

i heard Germany were not looking good during the qualifiers and even the friendlies leading to the world cup

Fools, they rested players thinking S. Korea would be a walk in the park... The rest is history And by the way, you guys are all over the place.. You still think Argentina hasn't a clue.?

If anything this is the best opportunity to blood a new golden generation of German youngsters. Ozil, Khedira, Gomez OUT. Brandt, Sane, Goretza, Can IN

SORRY KOREA FOR NOT RETURNING THE FAVOR :*(

The world cups becoming how the champions league used to be when it was impossible to retain it

They Left Leroy Sane out. Too many old players without young mentorship

Huge opportunity for Belgium and maybe even my England squad, time to step it up a notch

The Ghost of Sane will now haunt the coach.

I think Italy will win the World Cup.

Sweden topped the group. Lets talk 6 min 55 sec about germany, 3 min about Mexico and 5 sec about Sweden. LOL 😅

Sweden jinxed it.Did it to France in qualifiers 1994 ,to Italy 2018, now Germany

When has Germany is without a Formidable Striker in World Cup ? Now

Why they blame ozil he created 7 chances he is a creator not a scorer stop criticizing him every week

Why wasn’t there a Solid Starting XI smh

Lack of striker for germamy, but hands down to the discipline of South korea, i mean wow.

They left their only 1v1 player at home.

Muller , Reus , Gomez , Boateng are not good players . They dont have quality . No technique. Leroy Sane and Max Meyer are more technical players than them combined.

How ozil was still playing is beyond me!??!!! He was trash should have played Reus he can play make and has pace! Ozil should not be called back after these performances. Sane was needed badly but if his attitude was shit like they said. Do you take him?😐

They talking shit like Germany weren’t also tremendously unlucky . . . Couldn’t finish I if they lives depended on it, but goddamn they weren’t horrible as well, they shot 28 times and had like 70% plus possession, they dominated Korea the whole game, they just got unlucky, shit happens

*WAAAIT ! Germany was on the World Cup?*

Too many migrants

Only BRAZIL has 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Respect the greatest world champion! 🇧🇷 7x1 is so import to Germany because is the great BRAZIL! RUMO AO HEXA! CHUPA ALEMANHA! kkkkkkkkk

Ozil didn't totally disappeared though...

Sampaoli said it last November...

sure Germany played poorly today, but give some credits to the South Korean team as well mates.

Simple Answer: Korean GK

This is all BS. Germany only lost because of their lack of finishing. They had more chances than both Mexico and Korea. The stars lined up for the opponents. No need to reboot.

Shoot at least they qualified for the tournament unlike the USA. Now, that’s embarrassing.

kimmich was absolutely world class

Don't mention the VAR 🤣

Germany the best ever..

Whhaaaaat? A guy who speaks proper understandable English on ESPN? That can't be!

1938: Germany out from the World Cup at the earliest 1939: Germany started World War 2 2018: Germany out from the World Cup at the earliest 2019: O Sorry, I was just kidding

Ozil was the only player against South Korea that played an incisive pass, there were three or four occasions he saw something brilliant, also that one two on the left and reverse pass into the box that almost ended in a goal, was his doing. But let's just jump on Ozil because it's easy and the whole German team didn't perform.

Korea earned the win.

A big respect from germany to korea! Great game guys!!!

No Steiger, no Lahm, no Klose. Golden age has long gone!

Germany simply underestimated the Koreans who played as a dedicated ambitious team...... Well done Korea, please give them the credit for this win that they do deserve.

Well done South Korea. Cheers from Oz.

The curse....

Well done South Korea. You played remarkably well

why nobody gave credit to south Korea

It was coming . Blame the gaffer Joachim Loew was extremely arrogant. Don’t wanna blame the Players but they also looked without inspiration. The match against Sweden showed the German Spirit but even then the arrogance was visible . It seems divine intervention. Anyway German football Can still bounce back . ich Lieben Deutschland

whats the media's agenda against Ozil....he was the one giving the chances and yet gets the blame

Lack of pace on the squad missing Leroy sane

remember how all the so called "analyst" in their bracket predictions picked Germany vs Brazil in the finals? lol they know nothing

hahahaha germany what a joke 🤣🤣🤣

I honestly think Marco Reus does not get enough credit. He was the one actualy tried.

Brandt also deserves more PT

As a die hard German fan, I can’t comprehend what has happened, yet I’m confused how people are gonna sit there and say Korea had better Chavez and played better with the ball when they really just did not, everytime they were attacking, Hummels and Süle stopped them with great tackles, I think the Merciful and clinical side of Germnay did not show up this year because as seen in the Sweden and Korea game, there were in both games atleast 4 Chances where in any other given say Germnay would tuck away and score easily, also I don’t think the creativity was there also to break down an 11 man defense in two and a half games, no other team can break down 11 men in defense too, the only team to win against a team with that tactic in this World Cup was Spain against my dear Iran, yet there goal was extremely lucky as diego costa horns lucky deflection of his own knee, but anyway I think for this bright generation of German players that have given us so much joy from 2008 till now, we should always have an but if respect for what this one generation of Muller, Ozil, Boateng, Hummels, neuer, Khediera, etc has been able to do, cuz I would like someone to name a team that has made the semi finals in six major tournaments in a row like this Recent German generation has, but in the end, Germany is out now, and must focus on their rebuild and be prepared to make a statement at Euro 2020 which will be the last chance for Germnay to gain some silver ware before they enter into the new generation of German Futbol officially,

low wishing he went with that confederations team instead

They had firepower they were just unlucky today by missing point blank goals. They will recover germany's youth factory is churning out new stars these espn analysts are idiots saying germany should worry going forward lol.

Yes, it is Ozil's fault that he created so many chances and his teammates could not score from 24 shots If he shoots, I am sure he would have said Ozil should have passed It is just the anti- Ozil Propaganda Germany has no strikers There is a reason known of them reached twenty goals in the league

Germany had a National Team during Nazi Germany wow. This team is going down as the worst in the history of their country.

They had 10 minutes left to score or they were knocked out of the World Cup and no one had any energy or sense of urgency. Everyone seemed to be lightly jogging or walking.

Can't believe it . before the match , i would have thought that Germany can demolish South Korea 3-0 . They weren't playing very impressive , even though just say they defeated South Korea , they couldn't go pass Brazil or France anyway. Credits to South Korea , their defence was so well as well as the counter attack , Germany suffers from a world cup curse , no defending Champion can go pass a group stage in the last three times.

Isn't it ironic that these rashes of the titleholders not making it out of the group stage the following tournament came *after* FIFA banned the Defending champions from automatically qualifying for the following WC?

I really think Goretzka and Brandt should have been given a chance to prove how good they are...and of course Sane...but Lowe put his trust in the wrong players

No style from this German team. No matter how talented the players were...Germany usually are tactically set up and organised, whilst they play to a system. This lacked all the above. The severe lack of pace was evident. How the hell can you leave out Leroy Sane? Don't give me the " he hasn't played well for Germany lately" The manager did not get the best out of Sane...the team with Brandt (Starting) and Sane...would have been ideal with there movement and pace. Kroos would have played is natural game. However all we saw....is tactically inept Germany!

Get rid of Werner the worst striker at this World Cup. Get rid of Khedira, Mueller, Gomez, Kroos. Create a team with Draxler, Sane, Brandt, Ter stegen

Germany dont even have an attacking threat. How gnabry and sane could changed everything

The Korean goal keeper was pure class. He belongs in one of the top European leagues.

They had a myriad of issues, but the one thing that stuck out to me was lack of leadership and finishing. Klose/Lahm/Bastian, provided all of that. Some even argue that this squad had more talent than 2014 squad. Let's be real, would Sane have made that big of deal? probably not...They need to reevaluate and somebody needs to step up and be a leader teammates can rally behind.

Germany could have win against Mexico but failed. Then underestimated S Korean team with player like Son who played for German teams.

Yep Leroy Sane could have help big time with creating chances to score and with pace.... German Coach really made a mess of this one

Simple our strikers were atrocious this WC . If u can’t score you won’t win. you could see Klose’s impact for our previous squads. Really pathetic performance every game we played and this is truly embarrassing German football . but the difference between Germany and every other country is that I know they’ll come back stronger . the talent they’ll produce and the motivation they’ll have for the next few tournament is gonna be huge . Sad thing is this was probably Neuer’s last WC and I really wanted to see him shine in that big stage again . We lacked motivation since we won 4 years ago but this is something you wouldn’t expect from Germany . As a German fan now that Germany is out I wish the best to Argentina . Really want to see the greatest player of all time win a World Cup , he deserves it. However, the best team in the tournament is Belgium and I wouldn’t be surprise if they win their first trophy this Summer .

The good thing is Germany will wait for another 40 years again to not qualify to the Last 16 or quarter finals based on that Data

"German team doesn't have enough depth"? I don't go for Germany and to be honest I was laughing when I saw Germany lost, but you have to be stupid to think Germany doesn't have great depth and a wealth of young talent, the team was really a shambles and didn't have leaders like Lahm, Schweiny and Klose. Low should've looked to rebuild the team with young players in all positions across the pitch who actually have desire to win it after the vanguard retired in 2014.

Didnt watch the commentary (haha!) but just want to say that even though Germany lost, Im still thankful that it showed what a star MARCO REUS can be. This is the first time I have watched him on international scale (i dont really follow Bundesliga) and I think if he would have been in Ozil's position as the playmaker it may have a different result. What Germany lacks right now is leadership or someone who can rally them on crucial times. The moment South Korea was awarded of the goal you can see how they panicked and lost the spirit. Sad, but lesson learned.

It's very simple and clear since the first match, they lost because they can't play without a pure striker like Klose, Gomez, Petersen or Wagner. Werner is a counter attack pace player and obviously isn't effective against teams that play in park the bus. Crosssing is in german's DNA and they couldn't do it, Gomez came in always when it was already too late. Low tried to play like Guadiola, for some reason, but very slowly and predictable. A disgrace.

Worth wondering: Germany won Confederation Cup 2017.

The Reason Germany dont produce Technical players like Brazil is their Youths dont play Futsal

The golden Germany player are old now

Germany thought they could breeze there way through the group stage. Germany usually embarrasses South Korea, and thought they could do the same since they beat Sweden.

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Well done South korea ..much respect !

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I think Germany's B team was better

Ffs Sane is just a kid. Yeah he's good, but an inexperienced player won't win you the world cup all by himself. So stop talking about him

These guys have no idea what they're talking about. There is plenty of depth waiting in the wings. Brandt - 22, Sane - 22, Werner - 22, Goretzka - 23, Gnabry - 22, Havertz - 18, Tah -22, Weigel - 22, Draxler - 24, Fiete-Arp - 18, Sule - 22, Henrichs -21, Ginter - 24, Kimmich - 23. I do agree with their assessment of Low's tactical madness. But I wouldn't worry too much about the future of Germany.

Does anyone understand what most of them are saying?

For those of us who endured months of poor performances in friendlies Germany's exit was not a shock. In fact, Germany's performances at the World Cup strongly resembled their performances since last Autumn.

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People focus on Germany's failure but not on Korea's achievement .. that's not because the Koreans don't deserve credit .. they do deserve it .. It's actually because the Germans were not only beaten and eliminated .. they were not convincing at all .. they were a group of famous top rated players acting strangely like a bunch of demoralized defeatists .. .. In 2014 .. Brazil lost 1-7 against Germany in semifinals .. same thing happened .. The Brazilian underperformance was shocking and scary .. all focus was on seeing them being thrashed on home soil .. but only few people talked about Germany's outstanding performance .. It's always a matter who's more surprising .. the winner's glorious achievement .. or the loser's shocking disastrous failure ..