Holders Germany knocked out of World Cup 2018

South Korea knew they were already out themselves, with Sweden coasting to a 3-0 win over Mexico in Group F’s other game, but celebrated like they had won the World Cup when referee Mark Geiger awarded the goal after consulting a video replay.

Sweden thumped Mexico overcoming their opponents after a scoreless first half in a result that means both teams advance to the World Cup last 16.

Instead, they will head home after a scarcely believable failure, having been unable to break down the South Koreans and after a shock 1-0 loss to Mexico in their opening group match.

Grateful Mexicans gathered at the embassy after South Korea’s win secured Mexico’s place in the round of 16 in Russian Federation.

It is the first time the four-time winners have ever failed to make it through the group stage.

“I’m shocked because we didn’t manage to pull it off and beat South Korea”.

A Korean corner found its way to Kim Young-gwon and the defender fired home from close range. Neuer moved far out of the net to join the attack and left the net empty. Then, the 25-year-old said he felt sorry for his teammates, with South Korea’s chances for the round of 16 virtually over.

South Korea will be forced to cope with the absence of captain Ki Sung-yueng, who has been ruled out with a calf injury.

Even though the score in Ekaterinburg ended South Korea’s hopes of going through, they still sensed a memorable win over Germany. More than £430,000 was matched on the Germans at [1.17].

“We didn’t deserve to win the title again, we didn’t deserve to get into the last 16”.

The teams were scoreless in the boring opening half.

Germany qualified for Russian Federation with a ideal record of ten wins, but Hummels said the last time the team played well was when they wrapped up qualification late a year ago. And it was South Korea who had the first unsafe opportunity of the match in the 19th minute. Yes, and with Heung-Min Son they have a player who has shown his class on the worldwide stage for years now.

Philippe Coutinho’s sublime pass was converted by Paulinho in the 35th minute and Thiago Silva powered in a second-half header at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow.

However, don’t think that South Korean fans weren’t celebrating the Pyrrhic victory over Germany.

It’s the third consecutive World Cup in which the holders have crashed out in the group stage, with Germany following the example set by Spain and Italy in 2014 and 2010 respectively.

But South Korea started pushing back, getting deep into the German zone with a objective.

Mexicans were left praying for their good luck to continue.

Jo remained tall in the South Korean net, and denied Tonyi Kroos on a low shot in the 87th minute.

A 2-0 defeat to South Korea cemented the defending champion’s demise, something that had been on the cards since their first game when they surprisingly lost to Mexico.