FIFA World Cup, 2018: We Didn’t Deserve to be Winning the World Cup Again: Joachim Low

Jun 28, 2018 at 3:09 PM

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FIFA World Cup, 2018: We Didn’t Deserve to be Winning the World Cup Again: Joachim Low

Germany coach Joachim Low has admitted his team were not good enough to make the knock-out stages. His side suffered a shock defeat against South Korea in their last group stage game.

Low took his nation to title glory in 2014 after beating Argentina in the final.

Low’s team managed just three points out of a possible nine and had to settle at the bottom of the table after the 2-0 defeat. The start of the defending champions ended like the same way. They lost their opening game against Mexico and against Sweden they somehow managed to win. A Toni Kroos’ stunner in the stoppage time kept Germany alive.

But in the end, late strikes from South Korea’s Young-Gwon and Son sealed the defending champions’ fate. And, they crashed out at the bottom of the Group F.

The coach left open the possibility that he could end his 12-year association with the national team. This was Germany’s worst World Cup campaign since 1938.

Joachim Low
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

After the shock defeat, the German coach said: “Will I leave? It is too early to answer that question. My disappointment is still very fresh. I could not have imagined this. I was optimistic, I need some time now to think. Tomorrow we will talk.”

Joachim Low also refused to make excuses for his side:

“At the moment it is hard to say [why we have been eliminated]. The disappointment of us being eliminated is just huge. We didn’t deserve to be winning the World Cup again, we didn’t deserve to move into the last 16.”

 

“Our team in this match was missing the ease of play and the classiness that we normally display. Also the dynamism that led to the goal-scoring opportunities was not there, so we deserve to be eliminated,” he concluded.

Germany are the fourth defending champions to be eliminated from the Group Stage at the World Cup in the last five tournaments.

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