The World Cup winners’ curse has struck again. The last three champions – Italy, Spain and Germany – have all been knocked out at the group stage while defending their trophy. It’s becoming something of a trend, but that makes it no less surprising – especially when Germany are involved.
Some people think you can never write off the Germans … you can now.
‘Speechless’
Germany
(@DFB_Team_EN)Speechless ? Germany are out of the #WorldCup. #DieMannschaft #ZSMMN #KORGER 2-0
June 27, 2018
Football is no longer a simple game
Gary Lineker
(@GaryLineker)Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans no longer always win. Previous version is confined to history.
June 27, 2018
‘MANUEL NEUER, YOU’RE A DISGRACE’
BBC 5 live Sport
(@5liveSport)Hey @chris_sutton73 – what do you think of Manuel Neuer? ?️
June 27, 2018
If only Germany had Stones
Squawka Football
(@Squawka)John Stones has scored as many goals at the 2018 World Cup (2) as the entire Germany team combined
June 27, 2018
Revenge is sweet
LANCE!
(@lancenet)Feliz ????18!
June 27, 2018
Motor racing tries to make itself relevant
ABB Formula E
(@FIAFormulaE)They think it’s all over, it is now! Sorry Germany ??? #KORGER #MEXSWE
June 27, 2018
Basil Fawlty has his say
Matthew Pinsent
(@matthewcpinsent)Don’t mention the VAR
June 27, 2018
Michael Ballack kicks off the recrimination …
Michael Ballack
(@Ballack)You can always go out early with a bad team, but not with a team like this one!! @DFB_Team
Honest assessment must start !!!Leadership?
Personality?
Mentality?#DieMannschaft #ZSMMN #WM2018 #WorldCup #worldcup2018 #Germany #Löw #DFBJune 27, 2018
… and Lothar Matthäus chips in with his assessment
beIN SPORTS
(@beINSPORTS)Over confident, not prepared… Standard of the @Bundesliga_EN not good enough?
Listen to @LMatthaeus10’s scathing review of #GER’s defeat ?#beINRussia #beINFWC #WorldCup
June 27, 2018
The view from Mexico
COPA90 US
(@COPA90US)The reaction in Mexico City was ?L?I?T? after #KOR eliminated #GER to send #MEX through to the knockout stage! #WorldCup
?: @catrino
June 27, 2018
Let’s see how well this tweet ages
FOX Sports Brasil
(@FoxSportsBrasil)AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
June 27, 2018
Who will take the trophy?
B/R Football
(@brfootball)The World Cup trophy will be changing hands ?
June 27, 2018
Germany had 28 shots but could not beat Cho Hyeon-woo
Nqobani?
(@Nes365)#KORGER Korea Goalkeeper was the reason Germany failed to qualify. What a performance ???
June 27, 2018
And Wikipedia has reacted accordingly
Paul Campbell
(@campbellwpaul)The South Korea goalkeeper – “also known as the Mexican Saviour or the one true god”
June 27, 2018
It’s coming home – at least a little bit
Bill Edgar
(@BillEdgarTimes)For the first time ever on foreign soil England will advance further than Germany/West Germany at a World Cup.@TimesSport
June 27, 2018
Game over
8bit-Football.com
(@8bitfootball)Game over for Germany! ???
June 27, 2018
… but maybe we should have seen it coming all along
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)3 – Germany are the third successive World Cup reigning champions to be eliminated in the group stages after Spain in 2014 and Italy in 2010. Humbled. #GER #KOR #KORGER #WorldCup
June 27, 2018
