▲ Son Hyun Min scored leaving Germany 2-0 behind

South Korea Eliminates Germany

Germany's second world cup nightmare

by David Oh

The most unpredictable world cup ever, Russia Cup 2018, had one of the most surprising games ever happened in group F, also called "Group of Hell". It included the Defending Champions Germany, The Vikings' descant Sweden, Overpowered army Mexico, and the Red Devils South Korea. The match started in Kazan Arena on June 27th #Wednesday.

South Korea had started the kickoff. During the first half, South Korea got a free kick from a lousy defense by Germany. It was critical and dangerous for Germany, but the 2014 golden glove managed to punch off the ball before anyone could get the ball rebounded. After a few minutes, Germany got a corner kick, and the Korean defenders made a mistake by gathering in one place, and the German player had passed the ball away to a perfect opportunity to the center of the box. However, Cho Hyun-Woo managed to get the ball in his hands. The second half was when Germany got their foot busy, hearing that Sweden was winning Mexico, it made them more desperate for a goal. Mario Gomez and Matt Hummels tried to score a goal by a header connected to a corner kick, but it was useless since Cho dived and blocked the ball again. When the smell of a tie was coming up, Son's corner kick had connected to Kim, and Kim scored. The referee stated offside, but the VAR stated that it was not offside, and this led Korea 1-0, making Germany more desperate. Manuel Neuer went across the half field, and Son sealed the victory by 2-0.

The match was the greatest match for the Korean soccer team since they became the first Asian country to defeat Germany in the Group stage, and the first Asian country to eliminate Germany since 1938. Korea was disappointed to hear that Sweden won against Mexico, which meant the two countries will go home. If Germany scored the final header before Son's goal to make a 1-1 tie, Germany might've dodged elimination.

News articles have stated that there was a higher percentage of Germany smashing Korea 7-0 rather that Korea smashing Germany 2-0. BBC headquarters even said that soccer is a simple game in which 22 people chase the ball for 90 minutes and kick it into the net and that Germany always wins. However, they took their words back and said that Soccer is a simple game in which 22 people chase the ball and kick it into the net, and that, Germany does not always win after the match. The Korean coach Shin Tae Young also stated that the 2018 Russia Cup was not a complete failure.