What went wrong with Germanys defence of the World Cup

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Germany have been knocked out of the 2018 World Cup in Ru sia Cam Akers Jersey , at the group stage, after suffering a 2-0 defeat to South Korea. The defending champions, who beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 final, looked lost on the pitch and without a plan as the Koreans deservedly eliminated them from the tournament.Manager Joachim Loew had no complaints after the game, admitting his side deserved to lose, which may also be followed by him announcing his resignation in the coming days. Germany need a fresh approach if they are to bounce back in Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, and Loew didnt deny he was considering his future.When asked if he would resign in the wake of Germanys elimination, Loew replied, in quotes reported by the : It is too early for me to answer that question. The disappointment is deep inside me. It is hard to say (about the future). I am shocked. We have to talk about things calmly to work out what to do now.Germany manager Joachim Loew (right).Germany finished bottom of Group  Troy Reeder Jersey F, with just one point from three games. The defending champions lost their opener 3-0 to Mexico, beat Sweden 2-1 Jared Hocker Jersey  in their second game and lost 2-0 in their final outing to South Korea. Germany have scored the fewest amount of goals in their group and have conceded the most. Its been a wretched campaign, but not a surprise to those paying close enough attention.After a young Germany side won the Confederations Cup in 2017, Loew had a decision to make whether to stick or twist with his youth philosophy for the World Cup the following year. He opted against keeping the youngsters in the squad and Germanys form spiralled in Los Angeles Rams Kids Jersey  the lead up to the tournament. Germany failed to win five of their six friendlies before the World Cup and carried on such poor form in Ru sia.There have been rumours of problems behind the scenes before the World Cup which havent gone away as the tournament commenced. Germany held an intense crisis meeting after their Mexico defeat, Mats Hummels was critical about an imbalance in the team and lack of defensive cover and Manuel Neuer admitted: There has never been such strong words within the team. Regardle s of what was said, it clearly didnt work and big changes will now be undertaken in the national team.Germany had previously reached the semi-final of each of their last six international tournament. This time, theyre out at the group stage, following a trend of World Cup defending champions falling short at the first hurdle four years later  France (1998 Torry Holt Jersey -winners, 2002-group stage), Italy (2006-winners, 2010-group stage), Spain (2010-winners, 2014-group stage), Germany (2014-winners, 2018-group stage)