German newspapers: The end of a football superpower

Germany bid farewell to the World Cup from the narrow door.

Reuters

German newspapers poured out their anger on their football team, which came out with nostalgia in the first round of the World Cup in Qatar, despite its victory over Costa Rica 4-2, the day before yesterday, in the third round of Group E competitions.

Kicker magazine was the most fierce in criticizing those responsible for the German Federation and the national team, and said, “The German national team has gradually become dwarfed, and worse than that, our lack of development, and the next European Cup (hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024) is just around the corner.”

And she spoke of “the complete sinking of the German Confederation, which cannot continue.”

Responsibility extends to some senior officials, starting with coach Hansi Flick, passing through sports director Oliver Bierhoff, and ending with federation president Bernd Neuendorf.

As for the newspaper "Bild", it said, "It is, without a doubt, the end of a great spherical country."

This early exit is one of the worst evenings in our history.

We must not look away from those responsible for this fall: the federation, the coach, the players and no one else.

The date of December 1, 2022 will be remembered and will mark the end of an era for a country that was great and proud in football, winning the World Cup four times and the European Cup three times.

This is far away.”

She added, "The reality is bitter, exiting from the group stage in the 2018 World Cup, and from the final price in the European Cup 2021, and then exiting again from the first round in the 2022 World Cup."

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