Another unimaginable sensation.
The German national team was embarrassed today (Wednesday) by Japan when it lost to the Samurai 2:1 in the opening game of the fifth World Cup. Hansen Flick and his players hoped to start the tournament on the right foot, especially after the elimination in the group stage in Russia 2018, but now they will again face great pressure Very much so when Spain awaits them on Sunday.
The criticism in Germany was of course not long in coming when Bild launched an attack on the players: "The German national team made a fool of itself. Is the nightmare from 2018 repeating again? It is not the carelessness in taking advantage of the situations that worries, but also the defense. The back line looks stressed and full of holes in many situations ".
Regarding the match against Spain, they added: "The team is afraid of the match against Spain, this match is a final and against an opponent they fear - Germany has beaten Spain only once in the last seven games."
Thomas Muller took responsibility and said after the game: "I feel we played well throughout most of the game, but in football you have to turn chances into goals. Our efficiency just wasn't there. It's ridiculous to start a World Cup with a loss, but when you see how we concede goals, you can't To say it was a loss we didn't deserve."
Ilkay Gundowan, who scored Germany's goal in the penalty shootout, added about his friend: "We made it easy for Japan. The second goal in particular, these are not things that should happen, certainly not in the World Cup. Neuer saved us several times. We had amazing chances to score, but no We managed to translate them into a 0:2 advantage. It must not happen to us again."
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