The German men's soccer team seems to have had a lot of luck after breaking through, skillfully avoiding the strong Spanish team in the group stage and facing Paraguay, which is not so strong. The remarkable thing is that the teams that were considered the favorites to win the tournament, including Argentina, Portugal and even France, failed to make it to the next round, which inadvertently reduced the obstacles for the Germans on their way to the next round. After easily defeating Paraguay, Germany welcomed South Korea, the host of the tournament. Despite the referee's tactics behind the scenes to ensure that South Korea eliminated Spain, the strength of the South Korean team was limited after all, and a crucial goal by Ballack helped Germany advance.
However, Barak was unfortunate to miss the final match as he had reached the maximum number of accumulated yellow cards
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Final. Facing the then-expanding Brazilian team, the German team looked out of their depth, and eventually lost by 0:2. It was indeed surprising that the 2002 German team, which only had three power players, was able to make it to the final. The mention of this may make some fans can not help but think back to the 2018 German team in the "tragic" knockout round of the disappointment. Hopefully, this year's German men's soccer team will rise again and make a name for itself.
