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sticky-man1229 t1_ixhqfi0 wrote

What a crazy result, it’s close to as crazy as Argentina’s defeat

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cantiskipthisstep12 t1_ixhr0fm wrote

Excellent match. Japan just played with so much spirit. Germany caught napping a few times and then couldn't equalise.

I had Japan as a dark horse in this cup. I hope they do well.

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interstat t1_ixhro7o wrote

Been a long time coming for us. Sport has grown by leaps and bounds in the last 10 years

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whooo_me t1_ixhsgu8 wrote

Oh no. That 'mouth covered' team photo is going to be posted as a reaction meme a thousand times over....

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telendria t1_ixht8mv wrote

Replying to cantiskipthisstep12 (#632,908)

I don't see them outside of the world cup, but they always seem to give it 110%, sprint up and down the field the entire match to the point where all of them are struggling with cramps by the end, but never slacking off. I love their very positive vibe/energy they give off.

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Didn't they lose during last championship precisely because of that? I think I remember them leading in score, but unlike tactical european teams, that would play defensively and wait for breaks, the japanese played offensively to the last minute and left holes in the defense for the opponent to turn the score around? I was absolutely hearthbroken for them.

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bowser986 t1_ixhuhdc wrote

What if these “upsets” are teams deliberately tanking to get the fuck out of Quartar

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wombat8888 t1_ixhux57 wrote

The Japanese team clean up on the field and off the field. Nice.

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krectus t1_ixhwfw2 wrote

Oh that’s a good laugh. Needed that today.

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KhonMan t1_ixhwzhh wrote

Replying to telendria (#633,208)

They were incredibly naive vs Belgium. But arguably they just wanted to avoid Extra Time and thought they had a better chance to win in regulation. So idk.

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rcprash90 t1_ixhxfsv wrote

Germany blames it on no beer.

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Neidan1 t1_ixhyhiw wrote

There’s something quite satisfying about this result… maybe it’s the surprise aspect, or the underdog aspect, or the aspect that the German team has historically been associated with poor sportsmanship (at least in the 90s and early 2000s when I was paying attention to the World Cup).

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oxyloug t1_ixhyspu wrote

Since Blue Lock, Japan is a T1 team, thx to Ego 👍

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break80 t1_ixi83kt wrote

I see the Bluelock program is so far a success.

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dershmoo t1_ixif7yv wrote

Replying to Annajbanana (#634,491)

Actually many Germans would’ve called it. Our team sucks for quite a while now. Even after the 1-0 I told my friend we are still going to lose.

Spain is going to humiliate us again.

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PsychoKali t1_ixijucu wrote

They already released the Blue Lock striker?

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omdano t1_ixjiejk wrote

Now maybe FIFA can consider more seats to Asia/Africa/South America?

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umich79 t1_ixjo9b1 wrote

How does no one edit these articles..”For the second World Cup in a row Germany began their campaign in disastrous fashion, frittering away a first half lead to lose 2-1 to Spain.”

Please tell me I’m not the only one that sees an issue.

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yulDD t1_ixl1nno wrote

Blue lock irl?

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Prestigious_Cold_756 t1_ixlywk4 wrote

To be fair, the germans lost on purpose to protest against the DFB, FIFA and the Qatar Championship.

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BrickJamal t1_ixpqscj wrote

Focused so much on their morals, they end up forgetting how to play football

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