The German media have stuck the boot in on the national team after Hansi Flick's side were sent crashing out of the World Cup by Japan on Thursday night.
Germany headed into their crunch match with Costa Rica needing Spain to do them a favour against Japan, who stunned the four-time world champions during the opening round of matches in Group E.
But just as they did against Germany, Japan fought back to secure a stunning 2-1 win over Spain - a result that meant that the German's 4-2 triumph over Costa Rica was not enough to book a spot in the knockout stages of the tournament.
