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Joachim Low

Low and Klinsmann reached the semi-final in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, and even in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Germany played well in the Confederations Cup, and it has been the team scoring the largest amount of goals, with a record of 15-5. They lost 3-2 to Brazil, but they gave the impression of being a very strong team. During the World Cup, the Germany won in the first round 4-2 against Costa Rica, 1-0 against the Poland, and 3-0 against Ecuador. In the round of 16 Germany defeated the Sweden with a score of 2-0, and they won at the penalty kicks against Argentina in the round of 8. Germany  lost in semi-final 0-2 against the Italy after the extra times, and they won the match for the third place 3-1 against the Portugal.

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Klinsmann refused to renew his contract, and in 2008 Low became the new manager of the Germany. Low gained the final phase of the EURO 2008 by finishing in the second place of his group for the qualifying for EURO 2008. Germany won 2-0 vs Poland in the first match, and lost 2-1 vs Croatia in the second one. In the last match against Austria, despite the dismissal of Low himself for arguing with the fourth official, they won 1-0, finishing as runner-up in their group. The Germany won 3-2 against Portugal, despite Low was disqualified from the coaching bench (he was even prevented from contacting his assistant, Hansi Flick). Germany won in semi-final 3-2 against Turkey, but they lost 1-0 against the Spain in the final match.

Germany got qualified to the 2010 World Cup by winning their group. Once again they defeated the Argentina in the quarter-finals, 4-1, but they lost 0-1 in semi-final vs the Spain.
Germany qualified for Euro 2012, and they won against Portugal (1-0), Netherlands (2-1), and Denmark (2-1) in the first phase of the competition. They won the quarter-finals 4-2 against Greece, but they lost 2-1 in semi-finals against Italy.

In the 2014 World Cup, Germany won 4-0 vs Portugal, then they got a draw vs Ghana for 2-2, and they won against the USA 1-0 in the third match. They won 1-0 against France in quarter-finals, then they devastated Brazil for 7-1 in the historical semi-final. In final Germany won 1-0 against Argentina, and the Germany and Low became world champion.
Germany got qualified for EURO 2016, and in the final phase of the tournament they won vs Ukraine for 2-0, against Northern Ireland for 1-0, and tied 0-0 vs Poland. In the next rounds they defeated the Slovakia for 3-0, the Italy at the shootout, but they lost in semi-final for 0-2 against the France.
Germany and Low won the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup by defeating the Chile for 1-0 in the final, and they are the favorite team for the World CUP 2018.

Low has been married to his wife Daniela since 1986, but the couple didn’t have any children.

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Quick Facts
Birth Date: 3 Feb, 1960
Age: 60 yrs
Occupations: Association football player
Association football manager
Citizenship: Germany
Birth Place: Schönau im Schwarzwald
Gender: Male
Description: German association football manager and former player
Net Worth 2021: 22 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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