Another early exit
Generation of failure? Germany add further negative records to their World Cup history
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It is another negative record for Germany in recent World Cup history. On Monday, Germany exited the tournament after losing 4-5 on penalties to Paraguay. It is the first time that Germany have lost on penalties in World Cup history. Paraguay had taken the lead just before halftime when Julio Enciso scored (42’). Germany had struggled to break down Paraguay’s low block but finally did equalize through a Kai Havertz header (54).
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What followed was Germany continuing to struggle to break down a Paraguay defence that had little to no interest in truly participating in the match. Ninety minutes passed, then in the first half of extra time, Germany thought they had finally taken the lead. Jonathan Tah scored a brilliant header (102’), but much to the bewilderment of most neutral observers, the goal was reversed by the referee team for a perceived foul by Waldemar Anton.
As a result, the game headed into penalties. Where Havertz missed the first spot kick. Nick Woltemade then missed Germany’s fourth. But Paraguay’s Matias Galarza and Antonio Sanabria would miss back-to-back penalties to send the shootout into sudden death. Then Jonathan Tah stepped up and hammered the ball over the crossbar. José Canale stepped up to score what turned out to be the winning penalty.
Another early exit – Germany set new negative benchmarks at the World Cup
Prior to today, Germany had never lost a penalty shootout at a World Cup. In fact, Germany have only ever missed one penalty at the tournament. Uli Stielike missed a penalty in the 1982 World Cup semifinal against France (8-7). Penalties used to be a sure-fire thing for this national team program; Germany would go into a shootout and win them like a machine. But that is no longer the case.
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Indeed, Germany have set a bunch of negative records over the last three tournaments. Prior to 2018, Germany had never failed to make the quarterfinals of a World Cup. Then two group stage exits followed. This time, Germany made it out of the group. But let’s be honest. Due to the 48-team format, this might be the weakest tournament in history. Getting out of the group stage wasn’t even the bare minimum; it was expected. As was reaching the round of 16.
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So what happens next? The German football federation (DFB) need a major reset. From head coach Julian Nagelsmann to key players like Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sané, Joshua Kimmich and Manuel Neuer, change is needed in every area. Some of these players are a sad face of a generation of failure. After all, Kimmich is the first German national team player to reach 100 games without having won a major trophy for his country. In their stead, Germany should quickly blood a new set of young up-and-coming players. Karl is among them. Said El Mala is another, as is Assan Ouédraogo. The rebuild will be painful, but it has to start now.
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