Germany were embarrassed at the 2022 when the football giants failed to even make it past the group stage. The Euro 2024 hosts are looking to make much more of an impact on home soil this summer and so far, so good - with a 5-1 hammering of Scotland and comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary ahead of their last game in Group A against Switzerland today (Sunday, June 23). But after their pitiful performance in Qatar two years ago, the nation's media lost their collective heads.
That's because German media outlets - clearly frustrated with the four-time World Cup winners failing to progress after a humbling defeat to Japan - bizarrely turned their fury to the WAGs of Die Mannschaft flops. And they even went as far as to question why their players' glamourous partners chose not to go out and party in Qatar. In a strange twist after slamming their struggling team, who failed to reach the knockout stages for two tournaments in a row, it was the turn of the WAGs to take the flak.
Strict drinking laws in the Middle East country were relaxed for the duration of the competition, with designated fan parks as well as the ability for some to drink in their own accommodation. Having beaten Costa Rica but been knocked out thanks to Japan's win over Spain, German outlet questioned: "What is actually wrong with our WAGs (wives and girlfriends)?" The tabloid went on to say that while partners from both England and Wales "drink Qatar half-dry", the German WAGs opted for less exciting breaks as their.
