German media is incensed and calls Flick's early KO an "embarrassing shame" to the squad.
Following their shocking World Cup exit, THE enraged German press slammed Hansi Flick and his "embarrassing embarrassment" of a team.
Four years ago, the world champions from 2014 were eliminated at the group stage in Russia.
And on Thursday night, history was repeated as Team DFB finished third in Group E, trailing Spain on goal differential.
Before a tie with Spain and a comeback 4-2 victory over Costa Rica, Germany's opening match loss to Japan proved to be crucial.
However, Japan's victory over Spain allowed Flick's team to board a plane and return home.
A furious German public and media will be waiting when they arrive for them.
Bild also used the headline "we Wembley" - "like Wembley" - about the contentious Japan goal, which resembled Geoff Hurst's goal in the 1966 championship game, in addition to its critical "embarrassing disgrace" verdict.
As they celebrated Germany's defeat, English supporters quickly reminded their adversaries of the Frank Lampard phantom goal from 2010.
Even the airline Ryanair could not resist a sly jab at Flick's team and the similarly pitiful Belgium, tweeting that they were "carrying" the two teams home, while Kylian Mbappe carried France and Wojciech Szczesny carried Poland.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung blasted: "German football is at rock bottom again, four years after a historic first-round departure" in the German media.
The World Cup being held in Qatar led the Hamburg and Dresden Morning Posts to use the headline "Catastrophe."
Germany is no longer a tournament squad, according to Die Welt. To break out of this rut, fundamental change is necessary.
FAZ continued, "Since we won the 2014 World Cup, things have gotten worse. For the DFB team, winning the top spot back is an illusion.
Flick must quit if he has "any dignity," according to the Bavarian Football Works.
Lothar Matthaus, a legendary former captain, continued: "It all came down to the defense, which both against Costa Rica and Japan was too lenient for the opposition. If you make blunders like these, don't be shocked.
It was also brought on by the conversion of chances, which was both unlucky and incapable. There would have been a lot more goals that could have been scored."
Germany "lack the efficiency we usually had," national team director Oliver Bierhoff admitted, and Bastian Schweinsteiger harshly criticized the German defense.
Sami Khedira called the use of Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich a "gamble," but he and Thomas Hitzlsperger want Flick to remain in charge.
It was his first significant competition with primary responsibilities, according to Hitzlsperger.
He must have the opportunity to grow from these errors, which the analysis is now exposing. I believe it is absurd to fire the coach right now.
Germany's star and Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich was upset by the early departure of his team.
"This is personally the worst day of my career," he remarked.
It makes you wonder if these failures are related to my identity; I'm worried I'll sink into a hole.
We made mistakes in 2018 and then blew up the Euros the previous year.
Antonio Rudiger, a teammate, expressed the same pain: "We're back to zero, that's the hard reality.
A lot of talent is great, but there are other factors at play as well.
That final act of greed, that immoral activity, is what.
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