Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group E – Costa Rica v Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar – December 1, 2022 Germany's Manuel Neuer and Jamal Musiala REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY AL KHOR, Qatar — German football plummeted deeper into crisis on Thursday after the national team tumbled out of the World Cup in Qatar despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their final Group E match. The 1-1 draw with Spain following its shock 2-1 opening defeat to Japan had given Hansi Flick's men some hope of advancing but even victory against Costa Rica was not enough to prevent yet another tournament debacle, with the Germans condemned to their second straight World Cup first round exit.

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