Shock in Germany. For the first time since the beginning of the century, this national team has been eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup twice in a row. The culprits are being sought, the question is raised whether Hansi Flick is the right man to complete the generation change that has begun, but the selector assures that there were details at the competition in Doha when his team looked good. Again, not enough to advance to the next stage.Germany, go home!Calculations before the game showed that a victory over Costa Rica was a must and the Germans did it. But nobody expected Japan to beat Spain and that was ultimately what sealed their fate. After all, it was the defeat from Japan (even thou they took the lead) that got them in trouble in the first place. And it looks like the change of the generation (and maybe coach) is about to happen. After the game, one of the leaders Thomas Muller was contemplating retirement from the national team.“We have had many great moments together. Thank you for everything. If that was my last game for Germany, a few words to the German fans: It was a tremendous pleasure. Thank you very much. I always tried to show heart on the pitch. Sometimes there were tears of joy, sometimes pain. I did it with love. I need to think about everything else now. I have to think and talk to my wife” said Muller at the press conference.2 – Germany have failed to get past the group stage at each of the last two World Cups, after they had made it past the first round in each of the previous 16 tournaments since 1954. AufWiedersehen. #CRCGER #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/9yQiJD71zg— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) December 1, 2022 And while one of Germany’s best players is likely to decide on his own if he wants to continue and start the European championship qualifications or not, Hansi Flick will wait a bit before his superiors decide if they want to start the next cycle with former Bayern coach at the helm.“I believe for the future of German football we need to do things differently in training. For years we are talking about new goalkeepers and wingbacks, but Germany was always able to defend well. We need the basics. For the future, for the next 10 years, it is very important to focus on the new generation of players. Anyone who knows me knows that we will work through it very, very quickly. That we will also look at what the future holds. It is important and decisive how we implement it and approach our ideas, especially when it comes to EURO 2024. These are the next steps that we are taking. And we will do so very promptly” said the disappointed Flick. Who would have thought!? The Samurai beat Spain to top group EOne of the visible distracted players was Joshua Kimmich. He is the member of The Mannschaft who was supposed to be the leader of the generation, but it turned out completely different.”I’m afraid that being eliminated will be associated with my name. I came on in 2016, before that Germany was always in the semifinals. Then you come on and are eliminated twice in the preliminary round, last year in the round of 16. It’s not something you want to stand for” said Kimmich.Friday, Dec 2nd18:00: (8.00) S.Korea (4.50) Portugal (1.42) H18:00: (4.80) Ghana (3.45) Uruguay (1.80) H22:00: (11.0) Cameroon (5.20) Brazil (1.30) G22:00: (2.60) Serbia (3.40) Switzerland (2.70) G
