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    Germany’s World Cup Loss, Europe’s Schadenfreude

    The geopolitical metaphors practically write themselves.
    by Rachel Donadio Jun 28, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Miriam Karout / AP

    PARIS—When some countries place out of the World Cup, the news barely registers. When others do, it prompts shock, comparisons to geopolitics, and bad jokes. That’s what happened after Germany’s 2-0 loss on Wednesday to South Korea, which sent the 2014 champions packing and immediately inspired dramatic headlines, comparisons to the state of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, and soul-searching about what the loss says about Germany and its possibly hidebound approach to management.

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