0:6 Germany lost the last game against Spain. The respect for the team of national coach Hansi Flick (57), who was not in office at the time, has not diminished.
Spain’s press in particular groans. This is how the “AS” headlines: “Spain was drawn to the monster.” “Marca” speaks of a “fearful opponent” that all eight group heads wanted to avoid. The last World Cup defeat against Germany was 40 years ago, back in the intermediate round of the “home World Cup” in 1982, when Germany won 2-1 after goals from Pierre Littbarski (61) and Klaus Fischer (72).
Spain was awarded the “monster”!
The news agency “Europa Press”, on the other hand, describes the DFB team as “an ailing giant who is always a title candidate at every tournament”. As a reminder: World champion France was eliminated in the preliminary round in 2010, in the quarter-finals in 2014, and in 2018 “L’Equipe” became world champion.
Moderator Dani Garrido was more self-confident. In the show “Carrusel” he left no doubt as to who would be the favorite in the game. Garrido: “At the moment Spain is definitely a bit better than Germany.” He receives support from his “AS” colleague Javier Matallanas, who contradicts his colleagues. Matallanas: “We haven’t been afraid of the Germans for a long time.”
Spain is no longer afraid of Germany!
The fans are less optimistic. In a quick poll by “Mundo Deportivo” only 55 percent of the participants guessed that the Spaniards would win the group. After all, only five percent believe that they will be eliminated.
► We finally know more on November 27, 2022. Then the two great football powers meet. The group is completed by Japan and the winner of the playoff duel between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
