LAHM CHOP FOR FLICK

Hansi gets a grilling as cup winner slams tactics

- SIMON MULLOCK

GROUP E

COSTA RICA v GERMANY

7pm, ITV, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

GERMANY’S beleaguered coach Hansi Flick insists he does not fear the sack ahead of the make-or-break clash with Costa Rica. 

The four-time world champions are on the brink of being eliminated at the group stage for the second successive tournament after a shock 2-1 defeat by Japan was followed by a 1-1 draw with Spain.

And after former skipper Philipp Lahm cranked up the pressure by questioning Flick’s use of substitutes in the opening game calls for a change of coach are sure to intensify if Germany are knocked out.

Flick, who was Joachim Low’s assistant for Germany’s World Cup triumph in Brazil eight years ago, said: “I can only confirm the future from my side – that I have a contract until 2024 and that I am looking forward to the European Championships at home.