The World Cup knockout stage - without the champion Germany: "Die Mannschaft" sensationally ended their performance in the group stage. Germany won against Sweden, but lost to Mexico and South Korea, so they had to bid farewell to the tournament. The country's media described such a performance of the national team as "tragic or even the worst in history." National team coach Joachim Low, who is not sure about his future, said that Germany had already faced a similar situation. "We were already in such a situation - the team withdrew from the European Championship group stage in 2004," said the strategist. "Now, an exit from the World Cup at such an early stage is a big disappointment. We need to react to this situation and make the right decisions. We need changes - significant changes. We need to sit down and talk about it," emphasized J. Low. Asked if there were any negative signs in the team when only Saudi Arabia was defeated after a tough battle during the preparation, the strategist could not name them. "It's hard to say. We talked about it, but it's definitely not the only reason why we didn't succeed. There are more things that didn't go well for us. We need to analyze the performance and see what went wrong," concluded J. Low, who has been leading the national team since 2006.
