German media celebrate ‘justice’ by savagely trolling Spain after World Cup exit

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    German media delivered Spain some schadenfreude after they were knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco.

    Luis Enrique’s side were sent packing by the North Africans after missing all three penalties in what was a truly abysmal penalty shootout. The former Barcelona manager brought on Pablo Sarabia and Carlos Soler to take a penalty, only to see both of them, and iconic midfielder Sergio Busquets, slip up from 12 yards.

    It is the third consecutive tournament they have departed on penalties, having lost to Russia in the round of 16 in 2018, Italy in Euro 2020, and the Moroccans this winter. And the German media were revelling in the result, which took place just a few days after their own departure from the competition.

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    Spain and Germany were both placed into Group E along with Japan and Costa Rica. In their final group game, the Germans were relying on a Spain victory over Japan to seal their own progression into the knockout stages.

    Unfortunately, Spain lost 2-1 to the Asian giants, knocking Hansi Flick’s side out of the World Cup, despite their 4-2 victory over Costa Rica. And the German media enjoyed every second of Spain’s very own schadenfreude – pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.

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    German outlet Ran went to their social media and posted a meme of Spain’s result against Japan and Morocco along with a short and sweet title of "justice."

    They also added the caption" “Spain wanted Morocco. Spain got Morocco. Spain is eliminated by Morocco. The DFB team was avenged.” Former Real Madrid forward Hugo Sanchez believes the Spanish wanted to lose to Japan, so they could finish second in the group and subsequently avoid a potential clash against Brazil.

    Unfortunately for Germany, this desire came at a huge cost, as they were relying on a Spain win to qualify for the knockout stages. That is not the only time the Germans have felt an injustice during the tournament.

    They were also furious by the way Ano Tanaka’s winning goal for Japan was allowed to stand, despite the ball appearing to have gone out of play. However, in what is the biggest schadenfreude in German history since the 1966 World Cup final, alternative camera angles showed that a slither of the ball may have been touching the line in the build-up to the goal.

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