Fifa World Cup fans mercilessly mock Germany as memes flood social media after South Korea shock
Germany suffer earliest exit from a World Cup in 80 years, and the internet reacts in typical style by trolling the 2014 champions
The internet turned cruel for Germany fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the defending champions’ shock World Cup elimination.
A stream of memes and jokes flooded social media after a stunning 2-0 defeat to South Korea condemned Die Mannschaft to their earliest exit in 80 years.
“Don’t mention the VAR,” was a common refrain, while Brazilian media gleefully took their revenge for Brazil’s 7-1 humiliation by Germany at the last World Cup in 2014.
“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA …” read a tweet from Fox Sports Brasil that ran to 272 characters.
In dramatic scenes in Kazan, Kim Young-gwon’s stoppage-time opener was ruled legitimate after intervention from the Video Assistant Referee, before Son Heung-min added the second goal minutes later.