It was a dramatic World Cup game between Costa Rica and Germany – but despite a 4-2 win, the DFB team is eliminated from the World Cup. In their first statements, Thomas Müller and Kai Havertz were depressed.
In the last group game against Costa Rica, the DFB team only showed themselves to be strong in the early stages – but missed numerous chances. After the first goal, the DFB team lost the thread – and Costa Rica pulled away 2-1. Then the DFB team equalized through Kai Havertz and later made it 3-2. Niclas Füllkrug scored the 4:2 shortly before the end. But beating Costa wasn’t enough to get through to the World Cup – because Japan beat Spain. The players were correspondingly depressed shortly after the final whistle. The votes for the game:
Thomas Müller: “If that was my last game”
“Overall, we put in a lot of effort, but at some point we couldn’t hold our positions anymore. We lost discipline, but we were always in a phase of urgency. The team put in a lot of effort, but they weren’t efficient enough. It’s unbelievably bitter that the Japan won against Spain. We did our homework, but it still feels powerless. I can’t blame the team against Spain and Costa Rica. The accident happened in the Japan game. The disappointment is enormous. We had after Spain -The feeling of being in the tournament and going far, it’s an absolute disaster.
If that was my last game for Germany, then I would like to say a few words to all the German football fans who have accompanied me over the years: It was an enormous pleasure. Dear people, thank you very much. We had incredible moments together. I tried to keep my heart on the field in every game. Delivered to all uses. Sometimes there was a new trend through my actions, sometimes the spectators had pain in their faces because the actions didn’t work out. I did it with love You can be sure of that.”
Kai Havertz: “They deservedly dropped out”
“We didn’t expect the result from Spain, but we have to look at ourselves. Costa Rica gave us another chance. We turned the game around, but if you look at the other pitch… It was before the final whistle it was clear that this was not going to happen. We deserved to be eliminated. With our quality, we must not lose against Japan. The “One Love” debate is the last thing we want to talk our way out of.”
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National coach Hansi Flick: “My disappointment is huge”
“I’m not speechless. I was already disappointed and angry with the team in the first half. We brought the opponent into play through mistakes and carelessness. Nevertheless, we won the game. The end didn’t happen today, but in 20 minutes against Japan. With efficiency we could have won against Spain. Nevertheless, the disappointment is huge. I don’t see that the team isn’t on fire. We missed a lot of chances in the first half and tried to do better in the second half But we have already played a big part in the fact that we are going home now. My disappointment is huge, just like with my coaching team.” When asked if he wanted to stay in office, Flick replies on ARD: “For me, yes, I enjoy it. We have a good team, good players who are coming, so it’s not up to me.”
Source: Stern
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