See the video: DFB women only play 1-1 against South Korea and are thrown out of the World Cup.
For the fans of the German team at the public viewing in Berlin, it was an emotional roller coaster ride with a sad ending. The DFB team was eliminated from the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. After a 1-1 draw against South Korea, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s team was eliminated after the preliminary round after a poor performance. In the parallel match in Group H, Morocco beat Colombia 1-0. This puts both teams in the round of 16, while Germany has to fly home. The German players on the grass in Brisbane could hardly believe their elimination. It is the worst performance of the DFB women in nine World Cup tournaments. Alexandra Popp’s fourth tournament goal, which equalized with a header from South Korea’s early lead, wasn’t enough. After beating Morocco 6-0 and losing 2-1 against Colombia, the German women just couldn’t think of enough to beat the outsiders from South Korea. “Well, seriously, it was just not enough. As good and outstanding as the first game was, so little came afterwards. It’s always the same and that’s why Germany is so predictable. Always a cross that’s really good , mostly, on Popp. And Popp either put his head in it or not.” “Yes, I’m totally surprised that it happened so quickly, the Koreans were able to play freely because they didn’t have any pressure. And I would have thought after half-time that things would switch, now the Germans have drawn level. But I think so , it was too much head.” “It’s a shame. I mean, there’s a lot of enthusiasm here. And that would have lasted the whole tournament and would have gotten bigger. It’s a huge disappointment now. I mean, in the last few years the women have been a lot better than the men. ” What remains is helplessness and disappointment. For the German team, the World Cup is over before it has really started. More
