Niclas Füllkrug, the attacker of the German national team, criticized the attitude with which the public is treating the national team, which has been eliminated after the group stage, at the Qatar World Cup.
In Wednesday's issue of the Sport Bild newspaper, the player stated: it is scary how maliciously the German public treated the national team after the match against Japan and the subsequent elimination.
"This is extremely unfortunate," he said.
The Werder Bremen striker was called up to the German squad for the first time, and scored two goals at the World Cup. At the same time, Nationalelf lost 2-1 to Japan, then played a 1-1 draw with Spain, and in the end, although they beat Costa Rica 4-2 from a 2-1 deficit, they did not advance, just like in the 2018 tournament. to the knockout stage.
The Germans criticized not only the team, but also the World Cup host, Qatar, for what they believe to be inadequate human rights conditions, and they showed much less interest in this year's World Cup than in previous ones.
Füllkrug added: four years ago, at the World Cup in Russia, the team was also treated with hostility, after it was also eliminated after the group stage as the title defender. He said: sometimes he has the feeling that they wish the national team more failure than success.
"I don't know why this is. But I can say one thing: all the players on the pitch are very proud to wear the German shirt," he declared.
(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti/Photo: pixabay)