The German national team started the World Cup painfully. To the surprise of all Germans, in the first championship match they suffered a 0:1 defeat from the Mexico national team, according to lrytas.lt portal.
For defending champions Germany, this became a tragedy. News portals tried to analyze the reasons for the losses, and most feared that the tension had now escalated to the highest point. The press ironically asked: "Has anyone seen the world champions?"
"This is a real crash, a tragedy. Defeat is a big warning for us," - described the failure the sport1.de sports news portal.
However, "Sport1" tried to inject some optimism when it reminded that such a championship defeat is not a big news when looking at history. Several previous champions also suffered losses in their first match. Spain, as the champion in 2014, lost 1:5 to the Netherlands in the first match, while Italy in 2010 failed to beat Paraguay (1:1).
The fact that they became the first European team to suffer a defeat in this championship greatly displeased the Germans, as until then all European teams had either celebrated victories or played draws.
"Mexico had a plan, and our team received a blow because they woke up too late," - considered the sportschau.de sports news portal.
According to sportschau.de, the Germans woke up energetic and active, but it was at the totally wrong moment. According to the German press, Mexico had prepared a pretty good plan to shock the world champions.
"Historical rupture, instead of a loud defense of the title," - stated sport.de portal.
According to them, the Germans allowed the opponents to become certain "host," and that had consequences.
"Now it's no longer a dream to defend the title, but the qualification for the next stage is in danger," - emphasized sport.de.
"Tragedy. We didn't see the world champions humiliate themselves against Mexico," - one article bluntly criticized Germany's media giant bild.de news portal, adding that such a defeat makes Germany afraid.
"It's good that even more goals weren't conceded. It could have been worse, Mexico showed Germany's weaknesses. Even the best defenders of the team sometimes seemed dull," - quoting the legendary German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, Bild.de wrote.
"Disappointment at the start of the championship! Did anyone see our champions? Because they certainly were not in that match," - analyzing the unexpected defeat in another article, Bild.de added.
All the news describing Germany's tragedy in the country were unanimous. According to them, the next matches ahead – a matter of survival. Only victory, only victory, and only victory. This is how all Germans looked to the future.
"We must win, because otherwise the party will end before it even begins," - such and similar conclusions were made by the German press after a very unpleasant Sunday evening.
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