Gorging on goals can have a counterproductive effect Die
Mannschaft’s final foes will be keen to exploit.
Here are seven such stuffings to have Die Mannschaft
diehards fingering their rosaries ahead of the World Cup final.
Germany 4 Argentina 0 – Quarter-Finals 2010
Joachim Low’s men have previous in the boom and bust
department; exiting at Spanish hands in the wake of their last eight stroll.
You’d think they’d have learned from the group stages,
when, sated from the excesses of a 4-0 win over Australia, they were beaten 0-1
by Serbia next time out.
Argentina 6 Serbia 0 – First round 2006
In a game remembered for the 25 consecutive passes that
preceded Esteban Cambiasso’s goal, the Albiceleste sent a shuddersome warning
to their opponents.
They didn’t win another game inside 90 minutes, going out
on penalties in the quarters.
Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0 – First round 2002
Miroslav Klose aught to send Saudi stopper Mohammed Al-Deayea
a hamper after breaking the World Cup scoring record, so inept was the 176-cap
gloveman’s work.
Once again der Nationalelf were unable to follow up,
drawing 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland and ultimately losing in the final.
Hungary 10 El Salvador 1 – First round 1982
The Magyars must have been dreaming of glory after a
double-figure demolition in their opening game, instead they failed to escape
their group.
West Germany 6 Mexico 0 – First round 1978
This is getting ominous now Germans…
Having dispensed with El Tri, Die Mannschaft drew 0-0
with Tunisia in their next outing en route to a second-round elimination.
Yugoslavia 9 Zaire 0 – First round 1974
Plavi netted no more than once in their subsequent four
games in West Germany, dropping out bottom in the second group stage.
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