SSR Vol5 FIFA- WC-SA

Germany

Shockers in South Africa Germany trounced Argentina 4-0

It seemed like Germany had found their rhythm heading into their KO stage of the World Cup. They destroyed England 4-1 in the Round of sixteen and surprised everyone with a big 4-0 win over Argentina in the quarter finals. It was a totally different German team at the KO stage. They defeated Ghana 1-0 in its last match to win Group D and advanced into the round of 16 KO stage. Their offense was opening up large gaps in opposing

Germany coach Joachim Loew

team’s defenses before putting the game away. But as it turned out the Germans outsmart themselves in the semi final against Spain by moving away from its offensive strategy based on Spain’s ball possession.

Germany tactical mistake against Spain The Spain-Germany semi final game was anticlimactic due to Germany coach Joachim Loew making what I thought was a big tactical error by letting his team sit back. It allowed Spain to control the flow of the game and neutralized Germany’s offense. Germany had disposed of England and Argentina with four goals out- puts and, the strategy backfired and nullified the number one scoring offense in the tournament in return.

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