As the South Korea players celebrated in totally
contrasting scenes of jubilation, Ozil and his
Germany team-mates were left to wonder where
their campaign went so drastically wrong.
Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min both
scored late on with Low's side pouring forward
in search of the goal to fire them into the last
16.
It was the earli3st exit the Germans have
suffered for 80 years and Ozil was evidently as
shocked as his irate fans.
Some Germany supporters have never warmed
to Ozil or Ilkay Gundogan as both players of
Turkish descent stirred up controversy by posing
for photos with Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan prior to the tournament.
They have since been warned by the German
football federation and booed in the
international shirt which might explain why a
pocket of seething fans directed their rage at
Ozil in particular.
Without a doubt, Ozil and Gundogan's pre-
tournament PR own goal cast a shadow over
their preparations, having sparked a debate over
dual citizenship and national identity in
Germany.
Before the tournament Low admitted: 'Both
have suffered,' Low added. 'Both have been
affected. Ilkay was very down after getting
whistled. We had to pick him up.
'It's not a topic inside the dressing room. They
are both valued and respected because they've
stood up and lived our values, and love playing
for Germany.'
Ozil's clash with supporters is only likely to
heighten existing tensions on a day that has
shaken German football to it's cord
South Korea 2-0 Germany: Reigning
champions OUT of the World Cup after Kim
Young-gwon and Son Heung-min score late
goals to bring miserable title defence in
Russia to an end at the group stage
'We deserved to be knocked out, it's a huge
disappointment', admits Joachim Low as
Germany boss faces calls to go after
humiliating exit from World Cup
Germany follow Italy and Spain to become
THIRD-straight World Cup holder to exit at
the group stage
Toni Kroos kept Germany's World Cup alive
with a late goal against Sweden... but
injuries, suspensions and a rift in the squad
means problems are far from over ahead of
South Korea clash
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Mesut Ozil had to be pulled back as a number
of furious f their rage at him
Ozil tossed his wristband away in frustration
after Germany's shock elimination
The Arsenal star was one of Germany's better
performance and was visibly disappointed