Can Germany Survive Its World Cup Defeat?
What a week! The group stage is over and knockout round begins today. For some of us, it has been a traumatic few days.
First, my beloved Unicorns — the amateur club I play on here in Berlin — lost our league championship by one point. A grave disappointment for me but, I realize, not necessarily for the entire country.
Then on Wednesday came something even more harrowing: Germany, the reigning world champion, was defeated by South Korea 2-0 and lost its chance at winning the World Cup. In the first round. The team finished at bottom of their group.
The sympathy flowed in from my friends abroad.… Seguir leyendo »