German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating
- Germany have failed to progress to the round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row after losing to Paraguay this week.
- And yet again, the four-time world champions have – instead of diagnosing and treating the root causes of their failure – turned to a now familiar response: finding a scapegoat.
- Eight years ago, media figures and politicians from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party honed in on two players – Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan – and blamed them after the team stumbled at the group stage and failed to defend their 2014 title.
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- Germany have failed to progress to the round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row after losing to Paraguay this week.
- And yet again, the four-time world champions have – instead of diagnosing and treating the root causes of their failure – turned to a now familiar response: finding a scapegoat.
- Eight years ago, media figures and politicians from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party honed in on two players – Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan – and blamed them after the team stumbled at the group stage and failed to defend their 2014 title.
Sources: Al Jazeera