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Published 22:50 27 Jun 2018 BST
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It’s a World Cup of surprises, but nobody expected this. Germany had been brought back to life when they beat Sweden last Saturday but it turned out that reports of their resurrection had been greatly exaggerated.
When will this World Cup come to its senses? Well, maybe the sight of favourites Brazil moving effortlessly into the last sixteen should remind people that the chaos won't last for ever, but on the day Germany had their worst tournament since 1938, nobody was embracing reasonableness just yet.
All that is left for Germany is to figure out what went wrong, with even Jogi Low admitting his side were arrogant. https://soundcloud.com/user-916195899/10-humbled-germany-the-dangerous-ambition-of-harry-kane-and-ozil-gets-angry In the latest episode of JOE's World Cup Minipod, Paddy McKenna and Dion Fanning are joined by Melissa Reddy to discuss Germany and when Jurgen Klopp might manage his country. They also dissect Harry Kane's ambitions, and how Senegal became Africa's last hope at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Dion can't help wargaming England's route to the final. They also asked:
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