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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23355486" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/shocked.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked    :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/shocked.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked    :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" />South Korea 2 Germany 0: Defending champions crash out after Kazan collapse<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/27/17/4DB166A300000578-5892081-image-m-78_1530116698512.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Holders Germany sensationally crashed out of the first round of the  World Cup for the first time since 1938 after losing 2-0 to South Korea,  with VAR used to award two injury-time goals.Joachim Low's side went into the game needing to match or better  Sweden's result against Mexico, but they failed to break down Korea's  dogged resistance and were undone at the last as Kim Young-gwon and Son  Heung-min netted, while the Scandinavians romped to a 3-0 victory.  If World  Cup-winning head coach Low thought his problems were behind him after a  superb second half in Germany's 2-1 win over Sweden in their second  Group F game, he was wrong, and the inclusion of Mesut Ozil in the front  four did little to inspire his turgid team.   Korea,  with nothing to play for but pride, gave everything they had in hot  conditions in Kazan and got their reward in stoppage time when  Kim struck from close range and had an offside decision overturned by  VAR before Son raced clear of the German defence and rolled the ball  into an empty net.  Whether Germany's failure spells the end of  Low's glorious era in charge of the national team remains to be seen,  but he will certainly face questions as to why his side were so  desperately lacking in cohesion in Russia and urgency when the stakes  were so high.Thomas Muller was absent from Germany's starting line-up for the  first time in a World Cup game since their semi-final defeat to Spain in  2010, with Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka taking his place alongside  Ozil.Korea matched Germany's physicality as strong challenges  punctuated the first 10 minutes and they almost took the lead when  Manuel Neuer spilled Jung Woo-young's swerving 25-yard free-kick, but  the Bayern Munich goalkeeper managed to punch the ball out for a corner  before anyone could pounce on the rebound.  Despite goal difference  being potentially decisive for Germany, the early chances continued to  fall to Korea and Son screwed a shot wide from the edge of the penalty  area before Marco Reus rattled one towards goal at the other end only to  see it blocked. Timo Werner looped a shot over the crossbar via a  deflection off Kim and the ensuing corner presented a chance to Mats  Hummels, but he could not get his shot away as Korea threw bodies behind  the ball. Just as they did against Sweden, Germany emerged for  the second half looking fired up and Goretzka drew a brilliant  one-handed save from Cho Hyun-woo with a free header from the middle of  the penalty area, the Korean goalkeeper diving to his right and pushing  the ball away at full stretch. Werner flashed a superbly executed  volley narrowly wide moments later as news that Sweden were ahead  reached the stadium, and Germany piled forward in search of a goal they  urgently required.Toni Kroos had a shot blocked from great  position inside the box, but Korea continued to be effective on the  counter-attack and one sweeping move culminated in Son lifting a shot  over the crossbar from 20 yards.Substitute Mario Gomez headed  straight at Cho with a free header after 67 minutes as Germany's play  became increasingly anxious, and, after their last clear chance was  headed over at point blank range by Mats Hummels, they fell apart. Two minutes into second-half stoppage time, Son's corner reached Kim  at the far post and the offside decision that followed the defender  burying the ball in the net was overruled by a VAR decision.  Low's side briefly rallied for an equaliser, but their legs were  gone and when substitute Ju Se-jong hit a long ball forward to Son, the  Tottenham man was able to run in behind Neuer and rub salt in Germany's  wounds with the easiest of finishes.</blockquote>

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