A completely shocked Hansi Flick cursed, his stars just looked around in horror after a dramatic group final: This World Cup disaster was just as bad as the Russia nightmare of 2018. The German national football team, which started with title ambitions, says goodbye with a 4th place :2 (1:0) against Costa Rica laughed at internationally by the World Cup because the hoped-for help from the Spaniards failed to materialize.