Germany defeated Costa Rica in a thrilling 4-2 match that ended Group E. At the same time, both Germany and Costa Rica were eliminated from World Cup competition.
What went wrong for Germany at the 2022 FIFA World Cup? The “World Cup Now” crew provided answers Thursday.
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Sacha Kljestan on Germany: big failure Why weren’t the forwards playing from the start? Because today they started hot, but then for a long period of time they couldn’t create anything. Then at the end they throw the kitchen sink at them. They got everyone. Basically they had three defenses. Joshua Kimmich sitting in front of them and six forwards on the pitch, and that’s when they started to create again when they really went for it. Yes, great questions. Hansi Flick, you’re going to be asked some big questions tonight, that’s for sure.
Jimmy Conrad on Germany: We can go back to their first game against Japan. They led 1-0 at half-time, three substitutions are made in the first 15 minutes of the second half by Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu. Then they started to get a little casual. They didn’t take their chances. I remember talking about that game that they got a little selfish. If they just beat Japan, we wouldn’t even be in this situation. It’s not that they didn’t have the opportunities, that they were somehow stifled. I don’t remember them playing a number 9. Füllkrug came on in the 80th minute and didn’t make much of a difference in that game.
DaMarcus Beasley on the future of German coach Hansi Flick: I just think that’s something that they obviously didn’t expect. Expect Germany to always be one of the best countries to go far in this type of tournament, be it a EURO or a World Cup. But yes, you have to look at the coach. You have to look at the decisions he made. Not having a number 9, not finishing chances. You had a striker in form at Füllkrug. You don’t really play him until the 89th minute. You have goalscorers in your ranks and you don’t use them as a No. 9. So yes, there will be a lot of questions with his job and maybe even with himself.
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