Australia
The Australian: “World Cup shocker: The third powerhouse is out early. First it was Italy and Brazil, now Germany has been eliminated from this World Cup of surprises.”
The Sydney Morning Herald: “The two-time title holder was eliminated from the women’s World Cup and experienced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament. (…) The world champions of 2003 and 2007 have themselves to blame.”
The Daily Telegraph: “The World Cup elimination reflects the difficulties of the once strong men’s national team. In the last two tournaments, the four-time world champion was eliminated in the group stage, which raises serious questions about systemic problems in German football.”
France
The team: “A fiasco that saddens the country. (…) The famous saying of the former English striker Gary Lineker: ‘Football is a simple sport: 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and in the end Germany wins’ seems to be the case now to be obsolete.”
United Kingdom
The Sun: “GOODBYE. Germany were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup, suffering the biggest shock of the tournament so far.”
BBC: “It’s a feeling that Germany isn’t used to. It’s a major setback twelve months after losing to England in the final of EURO 2022. (…) Retirement from the group stage of a major tournament is always a shock – but It’s unimaginable that both the men’s and women’s teams can’t progress in the space of nine months.”
Colombia
El País: “The Germans are eliminated through the back door. There is no doubt that the competition at this World Cup is very tough. The gap between the big and the small has narrowed significantly. Anything is possible, but the USA are the main contenders for the title. “
Switzerland
View: “World Cup embarrassment – the Germans are out.”
The New Zurich Times: “The German football crisis is perfect.”
Daily indicator: “German football is only a pseudo-giant.”
Spain
Brand: “Without words. A big disappointment. (…) The German team started with a 6-0 win against debutant Morocco and terrified all participating teams with their level of play. Nobody could have guessed what would happen next. Germany, Brazil and Canada go home without qualifying, you expected a lot more from them, but neither size nor titles win games.”
AS: “Two-time champions’ disaster. Germany was kicked out! (…) The big disappointments of the group stage were two-time world champions Germany (…) and Copa America winners Brazil, who were also eliminated earlier than expected.”
South Korea
Chosun Ilbo: “Even though both Korea and Germany were eliminated in the group stage at the same time, Korea was smiling. (…) Beaming as if they had won, and Germany, who had never doubted reaching the round of 16, shed tears.”
JoongAng Ilbo: “What does deja vu mean in German?”