BIn stoppage time in the first half, Herta BSC’s Cunha took a penalty kick. Less than four weeks after being shamelessly eliminated by the national team in the EM round of 16 against England, at that moment, the German Football Association (DFB) seemed to have to withstand the next serious setback of the Corkscrew in the German Olympic season.
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The five-time world champion has a well-deserved lead 3-0. This game is reminiscent of the legendary German 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup. Although in the opposite direction, Cunha aimed at the left corner, but not The bad goalkeeper Mueller blocked the penalty brilliantly. There may also be a collapse of the German team, which is also pending in the German Football Association. In the end, the 2:4 against Brazil doesn’t feel like the third biggest loss in the history of the DFB against the South American team, but more like an Olympic consolation prize for a team that hasn’t got any real chances.
In the second half, although German football was catching up temporarily, there was no glorious comeback, but at least the team of coach Kunz was clearly prepared for the coming disaster. And at least managed what the game process and balance of power didn’t really give: it seemed quite competitive. After Amiri (57th minute) and Archer (83rd minute) scored, the Germans changed from 0:3 to 2:3-although after captain Arnold was sent off, they started from the 63rd minute. Not enough people.
“Brazil could have scored more goals”
If you want to look at it positively: In view of the countless opportunities for the Brazilians to score goals, the team did not make another historic defeat, but made every effort to return to the game. As the runner-up in the group, the German team is still eligible for the quarter-finals in the upcoming duel with Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast.
“Brazil could have scored more goals,” Kunz said publicly, this is a long and terrifying one-sided game, the Germans can only prevent the worst from happening. “We have not kept pace physically. You can see what a good preparation is,” Kuntz added as an explanation. Imply that he does not want to be understood as a criticism of his players. It’s more about unworthy situations-in this case too short preparation time-in this case, his players must compete for the German team at the Olympics. “Now it’s a matter of cheering up the team.”
German football’s ignorance of the Olympics was visible from the beginning: in the prestige matchup, the German was in the best form, and the well-rehearsed Brazilian immediately lost. This is by no means the biggest loss to the Brazilian in the history of the DFB-it was a 4-0 defeat in the Confederations Cup in 1999, and the national team coach Ribek did not have the opportunity to make an emergency choice.
However, in the past few decades, few Germany chose to be seen as helpless and desperate like Yokohama’s first half. Not only is the remaining German ramp that Kuntz had to piece together in a shameful way fully deserves 0:3, but he must also be happy that he has not been broken up because of missed penalties and other missed opportunities. The Germans are just a pawn for the Brazilians. “This is a cruel game for us,” Mueller said. “We made a lot of mistakes in the first half. We wanted to show different faces in the second half. We did the same.”
Judging from the players on the night, the decisive difference between the two football superpowers’ views on the importance of the Olympics in the past 70 years is also obvious: the three-time Brazilian striker Richardson (7th, 22nd, 30th) is different from any other player. Participants in the German Olympic Games, including top players in international football. The Everton striker associated with Real Madrid has a market value of approximately 55 million euros. The entire lineup that Kunz was allowed to call was only 128 million euros, about one-third of the value of the Brazilian (363 million).
Soon after the intermission, the German team achieved better results with a score of 3-1. But when Arnold had to get out with a yellow and red card later, the short-lived energy ended again. Brazil is content to control the game and waste their scoring opportunities. Ache’s 2:3 proves elasticity better than its naughty quality. The equalizer has never been close, which is in stark contrast to Paulinho’s well-deserved goal scored by Brazil in stoppage time.
