{"id":82088,"date":"2018-06-28T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=82088"},"modified":"2018-06-28T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T18:24:05","slug":"world-cup-odds-shift-after-defending-champion-germany-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/world-cup-odds-shift-after-defending-champion-germany-eliminated\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Odds Shift After Defending Champion Germany Eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany came into the 2018 FIFA World Cup as virtual co-favorites with Brazil to win the title<\/a>. Instead, the defending champions will be making their earliest exit from the tournament since 1938, and that will definitely shake-up the World Cup odds for the remaining teams.<\/p>\n

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German players leave the field after being eliminated from the 2018 World Cup following their 2-0 loss to South Korea. (Image: Reinaldo Coddou H.\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Germany lost their final group stage match 2-0 to South Korea, ending their hopes of advancement to the knockout phase, and changing the face of the tournament in the process for sports bettors.<\/p>\n

With the perennial contenders out of the tournament, the odds have shortened on many of the other top teams in the field.<\/p>\n

Brazil remains the favorite, with Ladbrokes offering 10\/3 odds on the South American side hoisting the trophy in Russia. But it is now Spain (4\/1) that is regarded as the second choice, with Belgium (13\/2), England (8\/1) and France (8\/1) all given a realistic chance of winning the world championship.<\/p>\n

Germany Can\u2019t Find the Goal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Heading into their final match, Germany knew that it controlled its own destiny<\/a>, as a two-goal win would guarantee advancement to the Round of 16. Many other scenarios were possible as well, as the results of the match between Mexico and Sweden \u2013 taking place simultaneously with Germany\u2019s game \u2013 could make a draw or even a close loss enough to get through.<\/p>\n

Sweden made sure that the Germans would have to play for a win by posting a demonstrative 3-0 victory over Mexico. That result put Mexico in the hot seat: if the heavily-favored Germans could win by any margin, it would be Germany and Sweden moving on, and Mexico suffering a shocking elimination after winning their first two matches.<\/p>\n

But despite generating many chances and 26 shots on goal, Germany couldn\u2019t find a goal. Even with 70 percent of the possession, Germany failed to show the efficiency or the ruthless finishing the team has been known for traditionally.<\/p>\n

As the match wore on into the final minutes, the Germans pressed harder and harder for a goal. In the end, opening up the play did lead to goals \u2013 two of them, in fact, both for South Korea.<\/p>\n

The second came on a rare empty net situation, as German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had joined the attack in a desperate bid to score the two late goals Germany needed at that point.<\/p>\n

Shocking Exit Could Mean Shakeup for German Soccer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After the match, German manager Joachim Low told reporters that while the result was shocking, it was a natural result considering how his team played.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this tournament we didn\u2019t deserve to win again or move to the Round of 16,\u201d Low said. \u201cWe were eliminated not because we didn\u2019t want to win but we never had the chance to take a lead at any point \u2013 we were always lagging behind, trying to keep up.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given the historic success of German soccer \u2013 the country has won the World Cup four times, and had reached at least the semifinals in each of the last four tournaments \u2013 there will likely be calls for Low to lose his job with the national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something for us to reckon with,\u201d Low said. \u201cI am sure this will create some public uproar in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Germany came into the 2018 FIFA World Cup as virtual co-favorites with Brazil to win the title. Instead, the defending champions will be making their earliest exit from the tournament since 1938, and that will definitely shake-up the World Cup odds for the remaining teams. 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