Episode 1200: Germany Are Out, Brazil March On, Mexico Dream, England Say “There’s Too Much Winning, We’re Tired Of Winning”
We were all girding our loins to say goodbye to Lionel Messi and Argentina in this World Cup, but all of a sudden its Germany who’ve been sent packing.
Der Spiegel: “It’s a historic disgrace”
German press is going to be rough https://t.co/5SD9YuTr7a pic.twitter.com/NxPasa65IZ
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) June 27, 2018
Didi Hamann and Lothar Matthaus have very different explanations for what’s gone wrong with the champs, Raphael Honigstein says it looks like Joachim Löw is edging out Ozil as the main scapegoat, and we ask how he’s coping with all the schadenfreude currently floating around.
Done pic.twitter.com/Bw4KzOCM2l
— Shuayb (@shuaybchowdhury) June 27, 2018
Ken was at Brazil/Serbia and was impressed. He and Tim Vickery look ahead to what could be a classic round of 16 match with a risk taking Mexico side.
watching neymar up close you realise, hmm, if i could move like that i’d probably have a pretty high opinion of myself too https://t.co/MMoNlkvtJ1
— Ken Early (@kenearlys) June 27, 2018
Plus there’s the ongoing debate about whether England should throw their game against Belgium, and what’s the safest, most ethical way to get a yellow card for yourself.
The bizarre scenario that could incentivize yellow cards in England’s match against Belgium: https://t.co/GBioBsYOUg pic.twitter.com/s9YbRkIjyo
— Slate (@Slate) June 28, 2018
AND there’s Diego Torres, mad Mexican fans, and essence of German man.
This is the best you’ll see today ???????? ????????
Hundreds of Mexican fans marched to the Korean embassy in Mexico City to thank the Korean Ambassador, danced with him and forced him to drink tequila straight from the bottle after South Korea beat Germany ????
pic.twitter.com/b5mOZzJ3F3— FlFA World Cup (@WorIdCupFC) June 27, 2018
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