Now to root for Congo, Sweden, and Côte d’Ivoire to win their matches tonight.
No, getting eliminated in the first game of second phase for a nobody and not even reaching the eight finals is embarrassing for a team with reputation as Germany, same goes for Netherlands.
Uruguay and Germany are the biggest laughing stocks in this WC so far
Uruguay, yes. Germany, no way. They treated Curacao like they treated Brazil, after all.
That aside, teams like Uruguay, Germany, and the Netherlands getting dunked this early just means the sport is more competitive than it has ever been. That doesn't mean Uruguay, Germany, and the Netherlands aren't great, because they are.