The 2018 World Cup was a national disaster for the Germans, who are back with a blend of stars old and new and looking to right some wrongs in 2022
In 2018, Germany followed the infamous trend of embarrassing World Cup title defenses, becoming the fourth title holder in the last five World Cups to not make it out of the group stage. Despite the opening game loss to Mexico, the Germans bounced back for three points against Sweden to go into the final matchday with plenty of hope against South Korea.
Germany was better at its next major tournament in last year’s Euros, where it survived a tough group by beating reigning champion Portugal. However, the Germans were outclassed by England in the round of 16, which marked the end of longtime manager Joachim Löw’s nearly 15-year run in charge. In came a former Löw assistant in Hansi Flick, who won two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich.
Things look to be on the upswing. Germany has lost only once in 15 matches under Flick . The trip to Qatar will be Flick’s toughest test yet, but it is the challenge that he was specifically brought in to face.CoachGündoğan and Germany are back on the World Cup stage with a point to prove.A versatile weapon that can present plenty of problems for opposing defenses, Havertz has scored 16 goals for club and country in 2022.
The 19-year-old is one of the most promising young stars in the sport and this year finished third in the voting for the Kopa Trophy, which honors the best U-21 player in the world. He has already made 17 international appearances for Germany. Musiala could have played for England after spending a significant portion of his childhood at the Chelsea academy, before moving to Bayern Munich at 16.
However, Japan and Costa Rica shouldn’t provide the same shock that Mexico and South Korea did in 2018. That is, unless Germany didn’t learn from the mistakes that saw it go from world champion to global humiliation. At his disposal, Flick has the right mix of newcomers and veterans—Mario Götze, the 2014 World Cup final hero, is even back in the national setup for the first time since 2017—to go deep into the tournament.
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