Jens Mueller has been following World Cups since the 1970s and says he has never seen "so little enthusiasm" from fellow Germans for their team at a major tournament.
Stina Blackstenius scored the winner as Sweden came from behind to stun old rivals Germany on Saturday and set up a women's World Cup semi-final against the Netherlands.
With the final hours of 2018 ticking away, it's a good time to look back on the year. From scorching heatwaves to Germany’s terrible World Cup performance – and some political surprises, it’s been a year to remember.
When it comes to big issues, like world politics or climate change, it's safe to say things aren't that great at the moment.
So in all the doom and gloom, sometimes you’ve just got to make the most of what you’re given...and this year that was a long, hot and, at times, simply unbearable summer.
Retired German footballer Philipp Lahm will be the head of the organizing committee if Germany wins the bid to host Euro 2024, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Here are the key moments that culminated in Mesut Özil's bombshell announcement he was retiring from international football after a career including Germany's triumph at the 2014 World Cup.
Mesut Özil on Monday was warmly applauded by Turkey but faced uproar at home in Germany after announcing he was quitting the German national football team, lambasting "racism" over criticism for the side's World Cup debacle.
German MPs have blasted a World Cup promotion by Nutella chocolate spread, after they worked out people would have to scoff almost 16 kilos of the sugary treat to earn a football.
After England narrowly missed out on a World Cup final this year, we look back at the time the squad’s other halves stole the spotlight in Baden-Baden and ask: has this unassuming spa town on the edge of the Black Forest always been the secret rock star of Germany?
Since Germany humiliatingly crashed out of the World Cup, a team member with Turkish roots has faced a hailstorm of criticism that Muslim and migrant groups charge is openly racist.
Mesut Özil's father said Sunday his son should quit Germany's national squad after he was made a "scapegoat" for their shock
first-round defeat at the World Cup.
German fans and former players are unanimous in their support of Joachim Löw remaining as head coach of the national team despite his overseeing their disastrous World Cup campaign.
Few players in the German national setup emerged from the early World Cup exit with credit to their name. But according to the far-right Alternative for Germany, one player (who happens to have Turkish roots) was solely responsible.
The internet turned cruel for Germany
fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the defending
champions' shock World Cup elimination.
Gary Lineker had to modify his famous quote about the Germans always winning for a second time after Joachim Löw's holders crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday.
Holders Germany crashed out of the
World Cup at the group stage on Wednesday in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history - failing to make it past the opening round for the first time since 1938.
Joachim Löw says he needs time to
decide his future after Germany crashed out of the World Cup finals following a shock 2-0 defeat to South Korea on Wednesday.
Excitement is in the air for football fans nationwide in the run up to the national team’s World Cup game against South Korea on Wednesday. But from an economic point of view, the match will be expensive for the country.
Germany face their day of reckoning at the
World Cup on Wednesday with the holders needing a clear win over South Korea
to be sure of reaching the last 16.
Toni Kroos's last-gasp winner ensured that Germany remain right in World Cup contention but the holders are not yet safe from the threat of an ignominious group-stage exit.
Fuming Sweden coach Janne Andersson accused Germany of "rubbing it in our faces" as they celebrated the dramatic late goal from Toni Kroos that gave them a 2-1 win in their crucial World Cup clash in Sochi on Saturday.
Toni Kroos rescued holders Germany from the brink of an unthinkable early World Cup exit here Saturday, curling home a sensational winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to seal a 2-1 win over Sweden.
Germany can ill afford another slip-up when they take on Sweden at the World Cup on Saturday, as the defending champions attempt to follow Brazil's lead by belatedly springing into life.
