In the famous Spanish TV show El Chiringuito on December 24, journalist Cubero was asked to name the worst players in her opinion at World Cup 2022 and Toni Kroos is one of them.
The next day Kroos responded on Twitter, “I knew immediately someone would blame me” with a laughing emoji. The star wearing the number 8 shirt did not have a name in the German team for the 2022 World Cup.
Journalist Cubero later explained commented on the confusion emphasizing that she wanted to name Kroos’s former teammate Muller: “Hahaha sorry Toni. You’re right. I’m wrong. I mean Thomas Muller”.
After Germany lost 0-2 to England in the eighth round of Euro 2020, Toni Kroos left the national team. Before World Cup 2022 In Qatar, coach Hansi Flick invited Toni Kroos back to the team but the Real Madrid star refused.
At the 2022 World Cup, Germany lost to Japan 1-2, drew 1-1 with Spain and despite winning against Costa Rica 4-2 in the final match, they were still eliminated from the group stage. That was a result that made fans extremely disappointed with the four-time world champion team.
Toni Kroos also criticized heavily. Home team: “I’m extremely disappointed. If Germany is eliminated by Brazil in the quarterfinals, we can admit that Brazil may have 8 world-class players and we only have 4. But no one can say that we are less qualified than Japan.”< /p>
Two years after winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Germany They were continuously eliminated in the group stages of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. It is worth noting that in these two tournaments they both lost to the two Asian representatives, Korea and Japan.
In addition to winning the World Cup championship 20214 Kroos also has 5 titles Champions League with Real Madrid. After the 31-year-old midfielder retired, Kimmich Gundogan or Leon Goretzka have not been able to replace the role of leading the play left by Toni Kroos.
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