Joachim Loew to remain Germany coach despite early World Cup exit
Football | July 03, 2018 18:50 ISTLoew has been in charge since taking over after the 2006 World Cup, where he was assistant to predecessor Jurgen Klinsmann.
Loew has been in charge since taking over after the 2006 World Cup, where he was assistant to predecessor Jurgen Klinsmann.
Besides Germany this year, France in 2002, Italy in 2010 and Spain in 2014 were the previous defending champions to get eliminated in the group stage.
Since FIFA has operated the World Cup with 32 teams, only Chile has advanced to the round of 16 after earning three points in the group stage.
Down to 10 men after Boateng was given a second yellow card, Germany rallied for a 2-1 victory over Sweden as Kroos' free-kick at death gave the defending champions a chance in this World Cup.
Germany takes on Sweden on Saturday in Sochi with hopes of rebounding from the 1-0 loss to Mexico, a defeat that left players and coaches struggling to grasp what went wrong.
As the first week of the World Cup is nearing its end, we analyse the main reasons behind the top team's debacle in their opening matches.
In what can be known as astonishing and flabbergasting, Mexico pulled off one of the biggest upsets as Lozano scored the decisive lone goal to beat defending champions Germany in the group stage.
The world champion's problem this year has been getting all of its talent to work together on the field, and Germany has just one win in its last six friendly games, 2-1 over Saudi Arabia last week.
Spain beat Portugal at the 2010 World Cup, and again in the semifinals of the 2012 European Championship, going on to win the tournament both times.
Reus is hoping to be on the pitch when it counts most and not like in the past in front of the television when he missed the 2014 World Cup due to injuries.
Joachim Loew's side again failed to shine and had to rely on Mats Hummels denying Mohammad Al-Sahlawi an injury-time equalizer.
With the biggest sporting event in the world around the corner, we take a look at some of the teams which can dominate in the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
The backbone of the world champions is still there as Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos will use their experience and chemistry to carry on the team in Russia.
Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea are part of Group F of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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