‘HAHAHA’ – schadenfreude sweeps web after German downfall

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MOSCOW, Russia, June 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The internet turned cruel for
Germany fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the
defending champions’ shock World Cup elimination.

A stream of memes and jokes flooded social media after a stunning 2-0
defeat to South Korea condemned Die Mannschaft to their earliest exit in 80
years.

“Don’t mention the VAR,” was a common refrain, while Brazilian media
gleefully took their revenge for Brazil’s 7-1 humiliation by Germany at the
last World Cup in 2014.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…” read a tweet from Fox Sports Brasil that ran to
272 characters.

In dramatic scenes in Kazan, Kim Young-gwon’s stoppage-time opener was
ruled legitimate after intervention from the Video Assistant Referee, before
Son Heung-min added the second goal minutes later.

“Germany’s fastest exit from Russia since 1943,” posted one user, while
another tweeted a picture of Germany towels reserving all the seats on an
empty plane.

Mexico fans were particularly delighted after South Korea’s last-gasp
win allowed them to qualify for the last 16 behind Group F winners Sweden —
while Germany finished rock bottom.

Aeromexico offered a 20 percent discount on flights to South Korea,
tweeting an image of a plane with doctored “AeroCorea” livery and the slogan,
“We love you Korea!”

Ryanair tweeted a picture of an unhappy Germany fan, offering “Loew
fares” — a reference to German coach Joachim Loew.

One joke in German showed a supermarket check-out assistant asking Loew,
“Do you collect points?” with the coach answering, “No.”

Meanwhile, England striker-turned-TV-presenter Gary Lineker revised his
famous maxim that “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for
90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”

“Football is a simple game,” Lineker tweeted.

“Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans
no longer always win. Previous version is confined to history.”