It didn't seem to matter that Germany had just won.
Too many passes had veered off target for Melanie Leupolz's liking. Too many shots had sailed wide of the goal.
"I wish we'd had a better match," the midfielder said, "to give our team more confidence."
For the top-ranked squad in the world, there is only one acceptable result at this Women's World Cup.
So the Germans did not exactly celebrate when they finished group play undefeated with a 4-0 victory over Thailand on Monday afternoon. They were already thinking ahead to the start of knockout games.