Wait until they see the headlines back home this time, if Germany thought the reaction to their elimination at the World Cup was bad.
The four-time winners' most recent triumph was in Brazil eight years ago.
The German press, former players and pundits have had their say on the nation's premature World Cup exit, as well as the future of manager Flick.
Jenny Hill said thatfrustration and fury summed up the mood in Germany this morning.
German newspaper Bild has not held back in their criticism of the German's performance, labelling the side a "soccer dwarf."
The end of a once great and proud soccer nation has been marked by the fact that no one in the Germany camp is world class.
Die Welt, meanwhile, says German football has hit "rock bottom" and "must stop lying to itself", citing the need for "fundamental change" to improve results.
Suddeutsche Zeitung has led with the headline "the result that fits the big mess", while Faz says the return to the top of world football is "just an illusion for Germany".
Elsewhere, Kicker.de says "only a 9-2" result would have helped a Germany side who have "failed again", and Der Spiegel has started an inquest into the reasons behind the nation's poor performance, labelling the people behind it as "stubborn".
After the final whistle blew in Al Khor, former players and pundits began to criticize Germany.
The blame for Germany's poor performance lies with the players, according to a former captain.
"Hansi [Flick] didn't do that much wrong," he told German broadcaster Ard.
I was shocked at how it went. The appearance of the national team isn't sufficient.
The opponent was invited by us. We invite the opponent a lot.
He called his analysis "nonsense".
He said that he was not looking to find excuses for Germany's departure.
We didn't have much time to train, but that's not the reason. The result could have been better but we fulfilled our duty and went off with a victory.
Khedira told Ard that the manager "got bogged down a bit with the line-up" by using Joshua Kimmich at right-back.
He supported Flick to remain as Germany's manager.
He said that Leon Goretzka is not a connection player and that he gambled on that.
He has already proven his credentials, but he doesn't know what to make of it.
He has a good game idea and a good team. He's a strict person but also a people catcher. I would love for Hansi to stay.
The president of the German Football Association says a meeting will be held next week to find out why Germany failed to win the World Cup.
Neuendorf said that there was deep disappointment.
The elimination is very difficult. We are going to lead a process on how to deal with this.
I expect the talks to be private and respectful. The first step precedes the second step.
Klinsmann said that the reaction in Germany was like that of the English press when England failed to win a tournament.
He said that the next couple of days would be very, very harsh and difficult.
If England left the group stage, what the media would do in England? This is similar to it in Germany. It is going to be a storm.
Klinsmann was a World Cup winner with Germany in 1990 and says their failure to convert chances was a big part of their World Cup exit.
They should have scored the second goal before Japan got back in the game. He said that they had a good performance with Spain.
Klinsmann says there is hope for the future, especially in 19-year-old Musiala.
He thinks there's a lot of talent in that squad but they haven't found their high years yet.
There is no doubt about it, he is an exceptional, exceptional player.
There is a lot of talent and they are able to build quickly.
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