Former striker of the Ukrainian national team Ivan Getsko told what explains the unsuccessful performance at the World Cup 2022 of the favorites of the tournament - the teams of Germany, Belgium and Spain. Recall that the Germans and Belgians did not manage to leave the group at this World Cup, and the Spaniards stopped at the 1/8 final stage.
“This championship is rich in surprises. After all, who hoped that the Germans, Spaniards, Belgians would leave the distance even on the distant approaches to the summit, or who expected that the Moroccans would hold out for so long.
The German national team, in my opinion, was doomed because of the weak defense. The Germans did not succeed as often as they would like in a quick transition to offensive operations.
And the Belgians and Spaniards, despite the fact that the latter completed the painful process of generational change, their counterparts were so well studied that the favorites in most matches were unpleasantly surprised by their helplessness at the gates of others. In addition, they also had problems with the mood. At the world championship, you need to take into account every trifle and be ready to jump above your head, ”Getsko quotes "TEAM1".