Muller: Germany exit an 'absolute catastrophe'

DOHA, Qatar -- Hansi Flick said German shot volition "head into a antithetic direction, and precise soon" aft the four-time satellite champions suffered a 2nd successive World Cup radical signifier elimination, described arsenic an 'absolute catastrophe' by guardant Thomas Muller.

Despite a 4-2 win against Costa Rica astatine Al Bayt Stadium, Japan's 2-1 victory against Spain successful Doha ended Germany's hopes of qualifying from Group E.

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A 2-1 defeat against Japan successful their opening crippled astatine Qatar 2022 yet proved costly for Germany, who are owed to big Euro 2024 successful conscionable implicit 18 months.

And with that tourney looming large, Flick, who did not code his ain aboriginal arsenic coach, said that large changes volition beryllium made to guarantee Germany are competitory astatine Euro 2024.

"In airy of the Euros, it is hard to speech astir that close now, but we request to measure our World Cup, caput into a antithetic direction," Flick said. "This is the adjacent measurement we volition instrumentality and we volition bash it precise soon.

"We tin get up rapidly and recover. We volition spot what the aboriginal looks similar and however we tin instrumentality our ideas. I americium a precise captious idiosyncratic and we volition measure everything."

One portion of Germany's "different direction" is apt to spot World Cup winners specified arsenic Muller, Manuel Neuer and Mario Gotze phased retired of the planetary team.

Muller, whose World Cup debut came successful South Africa successful 2010, admitted the aboriginal exit from this tourney was pugnacious to take.

"It's an implicit catastrophe," Muller said. "It is unbelievably bitter for america due to the fact that our effect would person been capable [if Spain hadn't mislaid to Japan]. It's a feeling of powerlessness.

"If that was my past crippled for Germany, it has been a tremendous pleasure, convey you precise much."

Spain's nonaccomplishment to debar decision against Japan was decisive for Germany, but Flick said his squad had cipher but themselves to blasted for their elimination.

"I don't attraction astir antithetic teams, it's each up to us," Flick said. "If you look astatine the games and fig of goals that were our fault, I americium convinced that we gave distant our chances against Spain and Japan

"You person to instrumentality your chances and people goals. If we had, it would person been a antithetic story. There were tons of idiosyncratic mistakes successful the games and it made maine precise angry. I told the squad I was upset.

"But I americium not looking for excuses. We fulfilled our work today, we got the win, but the scoreline could person been better."