WE SCREWED

Calamity keeper has pop at flops

MANUEL NEUER admits Germany “screwed up” as the squad flew home in disgrace yesterday.

A 2-0 defeat against South Korea on Wednesday condemned the reigning world champions to bottom place in Group F and a humiliating early exit.

National newspaper Bild declared the campaign as “the biggest disgrace in German World Cup history”.

And captain Neuer, who was at fault for the second goal after losing possession

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deep in the Korean half, said: “We screwed up, we screwed up together.

“You have to say we do not deserve to go through.

“In the second round everybody would have liked to play us. How are we going to be dangerous to an opponent if we do not get our performance right?

“We gave a bad picture in the three games.

“I cannot answer why that happened. We have to take responsibility. A World Cup is only every four years and we had planned so much.

“We are sorry that we did not play as world champion.

“Therefore, we well deserved to be knocked out, as bitter as it is. In Rio 2014 we celebrated together. But sports also include defeat and recognition when the opponents were better.

“We congratulate Sweden and Mexico on their progress and South Korea on their victory.”

Boss Joachim Loew is weighing up his future but Neuer, 32, insists he is not