Never Been so Low

11/16 through the World Cup. Reigning champions Germany have been eliminated following a dismal 0:2 loss to South Korea. It is the 4th time a defending champion has been eliminated in the group stages in the last 5 tournaments. Elsewhere Sweden defeated Mexico 3:0 leaving El Tri in second place. The afternoon matches saw Brazil stave off Serbia 2:0, and Switzerland play to a 2:2 draw with Costa Rica. Brazil will meet Mexico in the next round while Sweden will face Switzerland.

South Korea 2:0 Germany

Kim Young-gwon 90+2' 1-0

Son Heung-min 90+6' 2-0

	Result	Points	Score South Korea	Points	Score Germany	Points	Total
Artifex	Germany	0	1	0	3	0	0
Fortuitous	Germany	0	0	0	4	0	0
Historicus	Germany	0	0	0	1	0	0
IoannesNix	Germany	0	0	0	2	0	0
Musicus	Germany	0	0	0	3	0	0
Praeceptor	Germany	0	0	0	2	0	0
Scriptor	Germany	0	0	0	3	0	0

Mexico 0:3 Sweden

Ludwig Augustinsson 50' 0-1

Andreas Granqvist (pk) 62' 0-2

Edson Alvarez (og) 74' 0-3

	Result	Points	Score Mexico	Points	Score Sweden	Points	Total
Artifex	Mexico	0	2	0	1	0	0
Fortuitous	Draw	0	1	0	1	0	0
Historicus	Mexico	0	1	0	0	0	0
IoannesNix	Mexico	0	2	0	1	0	0
Musicus	Draw	0	0	2	0	0	2
Praeceptor	Sweden	5	2	0	3	2	7
Scriptor	Mexico	0	1	0	0	0	0

   

Serbia 0:2 Brazil

Paulinho 36' 0-1

Thiago Silva 68' 0-2

	Result	Points	Score Serbia	Points	Score Brazil	Points	Total
Artifex	Brazil	5	2	0	3	0	5
Fortuitous	Draw	0	0	2	0	0	2
Historicus	Brazil	5	0	2	2	3	10
IoannesNix	Brazil	5	0	2	4	0	7
Musicus	Brazil	5	1	0	2	2	7
Praeceptor	Brazil	5	0	2	1	0	7
Scriptor	Brazil	5	0	2	3	0	7

   

Switzerland 2:2 Costa Rica

Blerim Dzemaili 31' 1-0

Kendall Waston 56' 1-1

Josip Drmic 88' 2-1

Yann Sommer (og) 90+3' 2-2   

	Result	Points	Score Switzerland	Points	Score Costa Rica	Points	Total
Artifex	Switzerland	0	2	2	1	0	2
Fortuitous	Costa Rica	0	2	2	7	0	2
Historicus	Switzerland	0	2	2	1	0	2
IoannesNix	Switzerland	0	3	0	2	2	2
Musicus	Draw	5	0	0	0	0	5
Praeceptor	Sweden	0	3	0	1	0	0
Scriptor	Costa Rica	0	0	0	1	0	0

Germany's loss gains Praeceptor 0 points. She'll also be using a substitution. Since Mexico essentially eliminated Germany by beating them 1:0, and holding on to the second qualifying spot, the reigning World Champion will be paired with El Tri.

	Standings	Points	Oracle
1	Musicus	172	62
2	Praeceptor	163	50
3	Historicus	156	46
4	Scriptor	149	48
5	Artifex	142	42
6	IoannesNix	142	39
7	Fortuitous	73	19

Today's Disciplinary Official is this Brazilian Fan.

 He's too busy tweeting. No fouls, no cards.

The Group Stage ends tomorrow my Crias, sleep well.

The Grand Salmon Alpaca