Germany boss Joachim Löw has had his say after his side fell out of the World Cup at the Group stage following their defeat to South Korea.
“We didn’t deserve to win the title again and we didn’t deserve to progress to the round of 16. We are lagging behind. We were missing the classiness that we normally have. That dynamism just wasn’t there. We deserve to be eliminated. For us, this is a huge disappointment. We prepared really well to be the defending champions who everyone wanted to hunt down.
“In the second half we stepped up the pressure to score a goal, but in terms of morale we were dead. I am shocked. We have to admit this is a big defeat. Until quite recently we have been the most consistent team, always being in the final four. Now we are out – and that brings absolute sadness. But it has happened to nations before.”