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"If you struggled to adapt, to come here and for whatever reason - especially mentally - were not able to adapt yourself to everything you find here and how dynamic this World Cup is, you will struggle," Klinsmann said.
"And you will get a negative surprise like we saw with Germany, we saw with Denmark and other teams."Wenger followed up Klinsmann's comments, saying: "I would just add that the teams who were not disappointing with their first game performance - because when you go to the World Cup, you know not to lose the first game - were the teams who have experience.
"They have results in former tournaments like France, like England, like Brazil. They played well in the first game.
"And the teams, as well, who were mentally ready, like Jurgen said, that had the mindset to focus on competition and not on the political demonstrations."
Denmark wore specially toned-down shirts for their three games in Qatar as a protest at the alleged human rights abuses and migrant worker deaths in the country as it prepared for the World Cup.
Germany, meanwhile. strongly objective at FIFA's decision to ban them from wearing a rainbow armband in support of LGBTQ+ people, and their players posed by covering their mouths ahead of their opening game against Japan.
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