German national team: Joachim Löw remains national coach

Joachim Löw is allowed to continue. The record national coach receives the trust of the German Football Association even after the historic 0: 6 defeat in Spain and should lead the national team to success at the European Championship in 2021. “Together we are looking purposefully and focused on the further preparations for the European Championship next year,” the DFB announced on Monday after several conferences. The DFB Presidium had “agreed by mutual agreement to continue unreservedly on the path of renewing the national team with national coach Joachim Löw, which has been taken since March 2019”.

Löw has been the DFB’s head coach for more than 14 years and, after several strong tournaments, won the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. From the World Cup preliminary round as defending champion in Russia 2018, criticism of the coach grew. Löw made a change during the European Championship qualification for the upcoming tournament in summer 2021 and sorted out the trio Mats Hummels, Jérôme Boateng and Thomas Müller, among others.

After the gossip from Seville, Löw came under pressure like never before. Experts and the media demanded an immediate resignation, but the confidence expressed by his superior Bierhoff did not stop the heated debates about an immediate separation that followed. Löw has a contract with the DFB until 2022, so he is contractually bound not only to the pan-European European Championship, but also to the world’s largest sports association until the World Cup in Qatar.

The goal should be “an inspiring EM”

“The national coach will take all necessary measures to play an exciting European Championship in 2021 with the team,” said the DFB. »The national coach’s assessment also receives approval that subsequent tournaments – specifically the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 European Championship, which will take place in their own country – must already play a role as perspectives and sporting goals in further sporting and personal considerations at this point in time . “

Seven months before the European Championship, the DFB is continuing along the path taken by the national coach. In Seville, Löw had announced that it would come to terms with the worst defeat of his term in office. The 0: 6 has severe aftermath, after all, until the start of preparations for the final tournament with three home games against France, Portugal and Hungary, there is only one international phase in March. The counterparties will be determined during the draw on December 7th in Zurich.

The seventh major tournament as head coach will now mean another single record for the national coach. The coach, who accompanied 189 internationals and has been in office longer than any other current national coach worldwide, could even break the 200 internationals mark next summer.