South Korea defeating Germany to condemn the reigning champions to their worst World Cup since 1938 was a result that would have hardly found any takers before the competition started. What was even more astonishing was that the four-time champions crashed out on a whimper, finishing bottom of the group.

Germany’s opponents united on social media to poke fun at Die Maanschaft. There were plenty who took potshots as Joachim Low’s side slumped to a new low.

They also attracted criticism for their style of play, passing the ball neatly at the edge of the box with little end product.

Of course, some good folk were quick to remind the world that Manchester City winger Leroy Sane was dropped despite having a fine season for the English champions.

This is quite staggering:

Gary Lineker’s philosophy on German efficiency took a little bit of polishing: