Germany’s third early World Cup exit in a row is not down to a lack of talent or the name of the coach, but not knowing how they want to play

Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz have failed to live up to expectations so far

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT BOSTON STADIUM: For Germany, this was diabolical. This was bleak. This was a powerhouse nation up against a minnow and the minnow won.