Football-mad Germany was plunged into mourning after the title holders were knocked out of the group stages for the first time since 1938
Germany's players react at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group F football match between South Korea and Germany at the Kazan Arena in Kazan. Inset: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Pic/AFP
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman shared the shock of a nation over Germany's stunning World Cup exit today, tweeting "How sad!" after the defending champions' 2-0 defeat against South Korea. "Not our World Cup - How sad! There will be other tournaments where we can cheer again," Steffen Seibert wrote.
Football-mad Germany was plunged into mourning after the title holders were knocked out of the group stages for the first time since 1938. "A historic disgrace," Der Spiegel news weekly called it. "Speechless," read a tweet on the German team's official Twitter account.
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At Berlin's fan mile, supporters had begun leaving even before the final whistle blew. "These aren't world champions, they didn't fight at all," fumed 27-year-old Oliver Fischer, wearing a Germany jersey. "We absolutely deserved to be out. We had no fight, no courage, no ideas!"
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