UK TREND : The World Cup of the underdogs
Throughout the world, fans have been shocked by the results of Group E world cup matches, where Germany and Costa Rica were eliminated.
In the aftermath of Germany’s match against Costa Rica and Japan’s match against Spain, fans have used the hashtags #WHAT IS HAPPENING, #GERMANY, #JPNESP, and #GROUP E to express their shock and excitement.
The match between Germany and Costa Rica began quite tense. Germany led the game 1-0 at halftime with Serge Gnabry’s early goal, but Costa Rica was able to turn the tide with a shocking 2-1 lead, temporarily dropping both Germany and Spain out of the competition. With the possibility of two of the most successful national teams being eliminated at the group stage, football fans’ heads were spinning.
UK Trend: Germany is eliminated early from World Cup 2022!
Despite Germany’s 4-goal win over Costa Rica, it was not enough to advance them to Round 16. In the United Kingdom, hashtag #GERMANY was trending at number one. Germany has been eliminated from the group stage of the World Cup for the second consecutive time.
Several fans claimed the players were well deservedly eliminated after the picture below, which shows them disrespectfully protesting Qatar’s laws. Twitter is now flooded with those same fans expressing their delight at Germany’s elimination.
Germany came to Qatar pushing another agenda rather than playing football.
Got distracted in the first match & never recovered.
A big lesson 😫 pic.twitter.com/aVw7P16j5Z
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) December 1, 2022
Even Japanese fans in Qatar mocked the German team who were pushing another agenda instead of playing football and are now returning home. As for the Japanese team, whose agenda was to play football, they have qualified for the next stage and have been ranked first in their group.
Fans worldwide celebrated Japan’s victory, because not only did they beat one of the best national teams in the world (Spain), but they also won their group. Worldwide, football fans were surprised by this unexpected victory.
They also managed to beat Spain with just %17.7 possession, , the lowest figure ever recorded in World Cup history.
It must also be noted that ‘ Japan is the first ever Asian nation to beat 2 former FIFA World Cup Champions in the World Cup’.
Group E
While Japan was the underdog of this group and wasn’t predicted to make it to the last 16, they managed to win with 6 points.
Due to goal difference, Spain finished ahead of Germany despite being tied at 4 points.
Despite winning against Costa Rica, Germany was still eliminated.
Costa Rica finished bottom of the group with three points
Fans around the world have expressed delight in watching this World Cup, as all results have been unpredictable, which makes it more entertaining to watch!
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