Julian Nagelsmann calls Germany players' Ecuador verdict 'nonsense' after World Cup loss
Germany opened the scoring controversially through Leroy Sane within two minutes, but were swiftly answered by Nilson Angulo.Ecuador kept creating problems for Germany, and Gonzalo Plata emerged as the match-winner late on, netting the crucial goal to guarantee their advancement. You could feel that there were many people from Ecuador," captain Joshua Kimmich told reporters."The difference today was that the opponent wanted to win more than us, and you can really feel it, especially in the second half. This is why they won today, really deserved."Midfielder Jamal Musiala, Kimmich's Germany and Bayern Munich teammate, added, "Ecuador were perhaps a bit more hungry to win the game.
- ▪Germany opened the scoring controversially through Leroy Sane within two minutes, but were swiftly answered by Nilson Angulo.Ecuador kept creating problems for Germany, and Gonzalo Plata emerged as the match-winner late on, netting the cruc
- ▪You could feel that there were many people from Ecuador," captain Joshua Kimmich told reporters."The difference today was that the opponent wanted to win more than us, and you can really feel it, especially in the second half.
- ▪This is why they won today, really deserved."Midfielder Jamal Musiala, Kimmich's Germany and Bayern Munich teammate, added, "Ecuador were perhaps a bit more hungry to win the game.
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