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Louis van Gaal’s Dutch team may not play beautiful football but winning the trophy would be a fitting feelgood tale

Koch was named in Germany's provisional World Cup squad but failed to make the final cut.

Germany have now been dumped out at the group stage in back-to-back World Cups, but unlike their disaster four years ago, a behind-the-scenes documentary will be made following their failure in Qatar

There are two schools of thought developing in Germany over their latest World Cup exit in the group stages

Politicians at home are criticising the national team while Hansi Flick struggles to find a natural goalscorer in the World Cup

Niclas Fullkrug once again has to settle for a place on the bench for Germany in their must-win World Cup clash with Costa Rica tonight.

If a tent in the desert does not sound like the most glamorous of stages on which to score your first World Cup goal, then consider that Niclas Fullkrug only made the least heralded of international debuts a fortnight ago — as a half-time substitute in a scarcely-acknowledged tournament warm-up…

A late arrival on the international stage, Fullkrug’s introduction against Spain wasn’t a moment too soon

The four-time champions were stunned by Japan in their opening game to leave them staring at a second-successive group stage exit

Even if Hansi Flick’s side go out in the World Cup group stage after the 2-1 defeat by Japan, some things just matter more

It is difficult to recall a World Cup build-up with less talk of Germany as contenders and, as Group E got underway, Hansi Flick’s side announced their arrival in Qatar with a statement rebuke of Fifa’s bizarre cowardice - then produced a performance that showed exactly why, as they were…