Germany eliminated from World Cup after draw against South Korea

Full-time in Brisbane and the game ends 1-1.

Germany can't find an all-important winning goal and is now eliminated from the Women's World Cup before the knockout stages for the first time ever.

That was an effective and organized performance from South Korea, frustrating Germany after getting an early goal.

As the match unfolded, on the sidelines, a noisy South Korean crowd willed their side to step up to meet the challenge despite being bottom of the leaderboard.

Rows of fans dressed in red waved inflatable batons and chanted in time with a drum.

German fans looked crushed at the final whistle, and the flags they’d been waving every time their team seemed close to pulling ahead in the second half were tightly wound for the journey home.

Some of the German players were red-eyed in the mixed zone — seemingly unable to explain why they lost despite having had many more attempts at goal.

Some fans were not at the game to support South Korea or Germany, but to hope the Red Devils were able to prevent Germany from advancing to the knockouts.

This is surely the biggest shock of the tournament so far: a two-time champion and the world's second-ranked team heading home.

Instead, Colombia and Morocco go through from Group H. Who would have predicted that two weeks ago, or indeed after Germany's 6-0 win against Morocco?

What a World Cup!