German media speak of “ridiculous” and “debacle” after the defeat against Japan

Japan beat Germany 2-1 and gave the second big blow of this World Cup, after the historic victory of Saudi Arabia – with identical result – over Argentina. The Japanese team managed to turn around a match in which it had been widely surpassed by a German team that failed to realize the chances of goal that generated. The result rekindled the ghosts of the World Cup in Russia, in which Germany failed to overcome the group stage and was defeated in the last round of the group stage against South Korea, and this was reflected by the local media. Start of the debacle for Germany!”, headlined the newspaper Bild, while noting that this defeat brings the “worst memories” of the last World Cup. “The national team gets rid of the World Cup opener with a 1:2 win against underdog Japan. And that’s after taking the lead! The debacle is very reminiscent of the bitter tournament of Russia 2018, in which Germany lost 0-1 to Mexico and was subsequently eliminated in the group stage for the first time in its history.

Cover of Bild. | Photo: Capture.

“Too many missed chances: Germany loses the first game of the World Cup against Japan,” lamented Der Spiegel. “It’s already on the ground again. The German team shone before the start of the competition, and then suffered a debacle against Japan. Now they are threatened with elimination from the World Cup because many scoring opportunities were not taken advantage of and the defense collapsed in the end.”

The cover of Der Spiegel. | Photo: Capture.

Harsher was Welt, who asserted: “Germany makes a fool of itself against Japan.” 

Welt cover. | Photo: Capture.

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