The era of Hansi Flick in a soccer World Cup did not start on the right foot, after Germany was eliminated from the group stage despite the Teutons beating Costa Rica (4-2) in the last match. Beyond this, the German coach did not want to play down the importance of Spain’s defeat, but rather pay more attention to the performance of his players.
It is important to note that those led by Luis Enrique suffered a defeat (2-1) against Japan, which prevented Germany from advancing to the next phase, as the Asians won first place with seven points.
“I’m not interested in other equipment. We had it in our hand, it’s all our fault. We had many chances against Spain in the first half and also against Japan. If we had marked them things would be different. It makes me angry that we made a lot of mistakes,” commented Hansi Flick after the game.