'Historical disgrace': World reacts to Germany's shock exit from Fifa World Cup

Germany's shock exit from the Fifa World Cup this morning has been called a 'historical disgrace' by a local newspaper.

The World Cup defending champions finished last in group F following a stunning 2-0 defeat to South Korea today. Following an opening 1-0 defeat to Mexico, Germany finished the group stage with one win and just three points.

It is the first time since 1938, when Germany carried a Nazi flag, that the side have failed to advance to the knockout stage.

Thank you for all your support during this campaign 👏 We can only apologise that we failed to do it justice. No matter what, we always stay #ZSMMN 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/iHONoYKwFO

— germanfootball_dfb (@DFB_Team_EN) June 27, 2018

German newspaper Die Welt went with the headline 'The historical disgrace of the German national team' while Bild focussed on the fact that coach Joachim Löw is under contract until the next World Cup and that his position is untenable.

Naturally the English newspapers were gloating at the fact that for the first time in history, their team aren't leaving a tournament before Die Mannschaft.

'Don't mention the score' was the headline on the frontpage of The Sun while the Daily Express front page reads 'England fans jubilant: Germany crash out'.

🇩🇪 Germany's #WorldCup Group Stage Record:

1954 - 2nd
1958 - 1st
1962 - 1st
1966 - 1st
1970 - 1st
1974- 2nd
1978 - 2nd
1982 - 1st
1986 - 2nd
1990 - 1st
1994 - 1st
1998 - 1st
2002 - 1st
2006 - 1st
2010 - 1st
2014 - 1st
2018 - 4th

😳 Wow.

📝 @JTSupple pic.twitter.com/8KO45RTwuK

— SPORF (@Sporf) June 27, 2018

Confirmation #SWE and #MEX progress to Round of 16.
How many of you predicted this table at start of the #WorldCup? pic.twitter.com/lfAmgW4pZ0

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 27, 2018

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— SportsCenter Brasil (@SportsCenterBR) June 27, 2018