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Dortmund. July 4, 2006. Ten minutes before midnight. The gloomy faces darkened the national team’s changing room at Westfalen Stadium. Philipp Lahm was motionless at the end of the massage chair, his head hanging low.

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Supporters of the German national soccer team react after their team scores a second goal at the Russia 2018 World Cup Group F during a match against Sweden on June 23, 2018 in Berlin.

Dortmund. July 4, 2006. Ten minutes before midnight. The gloomy faces darkened the national team’s changing room at Westfalen Stadium. Philipp Lahm was motionless at the end of the massage chair, his head hanging low. The tears in eyes of team captain, Michael Ballack, had dried but his stares remained empty. Goalkeeper Jens Lehnmann, who usually appears tough on the field, was visibly upset beside team manager Oliver Bierhoff, who appeared uneasy all the way through.

That night, Germany had just been defeated by Italy, 0 to 2, in its 2006 World Cup semifinal match. The gloom was a stark contrast to the situation seven weeks prior, when the team was in a boot camp at the Forte Village resort in Sardinia, Italy.

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