Germany are now out of the World Cup following a surprise defeat by South Korea. Euronews looks at how Germans on social media took the news.
Reigning World Cup champions Germany are out of the World Cup following a surprise defeat by South Korea. Euronews looks at how German fans took the news on social media.
#ZSMNN was trending, and in German, it is not only a common hashtag for the team, but also means “together”. Humour
Some fans tried to take the bad news with a dash of humour:
“No honking, no #corsos, no cheering? I assume that #KORGER game has been postponed! Is there information out already when the game will be held instead?” German team reacts
The German team’s official account just said “speechless.” In a separate Tweet, the team also congratulated their rivals in getting through to the next round.
Getting political
Because the German government is in somewhat of a crisis itself, a well-known blogger suggested “snap elections” after the World Cup defeat.
Hero of the night
A lot of people say Mats Hummels is the hero of the evening for being very honest in front of the cameras after the loss saying: “I think the last convincing match we played was in the autumn of 2017.
