Spain
AS: “Harakiri of Germany: Flick’s men couldn’t close a game they controlled and the Japanese spirit led to the second big upset of this World Cup.”
El Pais: “Flick’s change caused Germany to crumble against Japan. The German team had clearly prevailed until the coach let the Japanese catch up by replacing Gündogan and Musiala with Goretzka and Götze.”
Italy
La Republica: “The fall of the gods: After Argentina, Germany also falls.”
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Germany’s hara-kiri: Japan manages the coup and wins 2-1 after catching up.”
Switzerland
View: “It makes you dizzy. Instead of starting the World Cup with an easy win, Germany is already in trouble after 90 minutes in Qatar. (…) Japan creates the sensation. And leaves the whole of Germany speechless. “
Netherlands
Algemeen Dagblad: “Germany makes an impression with a statement, but doesn’t let its legs speak and goes down against Japan. Germany only made an impression before the game against Japan on Wednesday. With a crashing statement against Fifa, the players gave a clear message. The performance afterwards was then much less convincing. Which meant that, just like four years ago, the team got off to a bad start again, this time with a 2-1 loss to Japan.”
Great Britain
The Sun: “The Mexicans waved them goodbye four years ago. And when the Mexican wave swept through the Chalifa stadium, Germany could be on the way home again quickly thanks to the Japanese super substitutes.”
United States
New York Times: “These are the days when the mighty fall. On day three of the World Cup, Argentina were left reeling after a crushing defeat. On day four, it was Germany’s turn. Another of the tournament favorites was shocked and humiliated by a perceived provider of points.”