Germany forward Thomas Mueller said his country's second successive first-round exit from the World Cup was an 'absolute catastrophe', which team-mate Kai Havertz likened to 'watching a horror movie'. | Sport24news FIFAWorldCup Qatar2022
but Spain slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Japan on Thursday that meant Germany finished third in Group E behind Spain, with the teams equal on four points and the positions decided only by goal difference."It's a feeling of powerlessness."
Havertz said the fact Germany only discovered their fate on Thursday when the result of the game between Japan and Spain was displayed on the stadium's big screen made it even more difficult. "We learned during the match that Japan were leading, and then the group standings were displayed in the stadium. We still had a little hope that Spain would score.Havertz blamed the team's performance against Japan for their elimination and hinted that all was not well in German football.
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