#5 Robert Huth
Joachim Low asked for it. He dropped Sane, but okay, there was Reus. He dropped Robert Huth and that proved to be his biggest downfall. This surprising omission was the reason why Germany were eliminated from the group stages in Russia.
Jokes apart, Germans have a lot to thank Robert Huth for. He's challenged the stereotype that the Germans are all unwitty, humourless, no-nonsense robots whose laughter muscles have atrophied as a result of disuse.
The former Stoke City and Jonathon Walter teammate, and now Leicester City defender has shown why he is the funniest German person in history, even ahead of Thomas Muller with this banter:
Edited by Jay M