Germany

Germany must reinvent themselves so that Gary Lineker is right again | Philipp Lahm

Leaving another World Cup early has exposed a lack of strategy and order that means Germany no longer always win in the end

Philipp Lahm

03, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM

Rip things up or keep faith? Germany hit the road and now face gamble

There are two schools of thought developing in Germany over their latest World Cup exit in the group stages

Jonathan Liew in Doha

02, Dec, 2022 @3:38 PM

Qatari TV hosts appear to mock Germany’s human rights gesture after World Cup exit

The hosts of a TV show repeated the ‘hands over mouths’ gesture while waving goodbye after Germany crashed out

Martin Belam

02, Dec, 2022 @12:15 PM

‘A football dwarf’: German media react to Die Mannschaft’s early World Cup exit

Germany’s media were coming to terms with a second straight World Cup group-stage exit on Friday, with Süddeutsche Zeitung calling it a ‘winter nightmare’

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

02, Dec, 2022 @11:05 AM

Hansi Flick left in limbo as Germany fail to find new winning blueprint | Jonathan Liew

The great German teams could raise their games to suit the occasion, but this new side seem to do the polar opposite

Jonathan Liew at Al Bayt Stadium

01, Dec, 2022 @11:55 PM

‘Very upset’: Flick calls for Germany reboot after humiliating World Cup exit

Germany’s coach said his country would have to ‘do things differently’ if they were to compete for international honours again

Barney Ronay at Al Bayt Stadium

01, Dec, 2022 @11:10 PM

Referee Stéphanie Frappart disrupts narrative to make World Cup history

At a fiercely depoliticised tournament, the French official reminds host nation that women have a place in football

Suzanne Wrack

01, Dec, 2022 @10:49 PM

World Cup 2022: Germany crash out despite 4-2 win over Costa Rica – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Results elsewhere mean Germany are condemned to an early exit in a horror repeat of the 2018 World Cup

Will Magee

01, Dec, 2022 @9:40 PM

Germany dumped out of World Cup despite wild 4-2 win against Costa Rica

Kai Havertz came off the bench to score twice but Germany’s 4-2 defeat of Costa Rica was not enough to send them through to the last 16 of the World Cup

Barney Ronay at Al Bayt Stadium

01, Dec, 2022 @9:27 PM

Germany face questions that cut to heart of identity before Costa Rica tie | Jonathan Liew

Politicians at home are criticising the national team while Hansi Flick struggles to find a natural goalscorer in the World Cup

Jonathan Liew in Doha

01, Dec, 2022 @7:30 AM

‘Keep conquering’: Stéphanie Frappart ready for moment of World Cup history

When Germany play Costa Rica, Stéphanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match, a significant step forward for the game

Sean Ingle in Doha and Angelique Chrisafis

30, Nov, 2022 @9:12 PM