Low: Milestones on the road to 150 matches


  • Germany's final Group B game at Russia 2017 against Cameroon can be Joachim Low's 150th game in charge of the national team.Only 1954 FIFA World Cup champion Sepp Herberger,buy fifa coins who directed the group between 1936-1942 and 1950-1964, has soared more matches than Low at 168. The 57-year-old has handled 99 wins and 27 pulls up to now, losing just 23 times -- most recently from the semi-finals of UEFA EURO 2016.

    FIFA.com looks back in several milestones during his time as head trainer.
    A brace from Miroslav Klose and a different target from Bernd Schneider guaranteed a "successful beginning to the very low era", as German football newspaper Kicker reported after this friendly.Few would have dared to dream that this time would last for over a decade.

    26 Portugal 2-3 Germany
    Having deployed a 4-4-2 formation for virtually every competitive fixture prior to this match,http://www.fifaultimateteamcoins.com/ Low surprised many by going for a 4-2-3-1 that helped Germany take charge of the game and finally reach the semi-final.

    28 Germany 0-1 Spain

    UEFA EURO final (29 June 2008)
    Low reached the final in his first major tournament but had been forced to concede defeat to your formidable Spain side.
    At his first World Cup, Low's young team happy supporters with invigorating and fast-paced transitional play that attracted them a 4-1 Round of 16 triumph over England and a 4-0 last-eight victory against an Argentina side coached by Diego Maradona. Low and his group analysed and exploited the weaknesses of their South American opponents with razor-sharp accuracy.

    55 Germany 0-1 Spain
    Once more, however, eventual world champions Spain brought Germany's campaign to a conclusion. Although this encounter was slightly more than the EURO final two years earlier, Low's team paid dearly because of their inability to convert obvious chances. A Carles Puyol header from a corner finally decided the outcome.

    83 Germany 1-2 Italy
    This might happen to be Low's bitterest beat in charge of the national group. Germany sparkled in the group stages and had few problems overcoming Greece 4-2 from the quarter-finals. However the coach shocked many by adjusting his team's tactics to match their opponents and Germany were removed.
    FIFA World Cup semi-final (8 July 2014)

    This match has a distinctive place in football's history books. After all, who can forget that remarkable night in Belo Horizonte? For Germany, it was an evening on which that which they attempted on the pitch appeared to function, and it became a living nightmare for their World Cup hosts. Low and his group had precisely analysed the gaps in Brazil's defence prior to the match and the players implemented his game-plan perfectly.

    112 Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET)
    FIFA World Cup Final (13 July 2014)
    This will be remembered as the crowning achievement of Low's tenure -- an enthralling,close-fought game till the 113th moment, when Andre Schurrle floated at a cross and Mario Gotze achieved immortality in Germany. Low could finally claim the biggest title of all.

    136 Germany 1-1 Italy (6-5 PSO)
    UEFA EURO semi-final (2 July 2016)
    As in 2012, Low adjusted his line-up to take on the Italians, this time by deploying a back three.cheap fifa coins The gamble paid off. Germany seemed the stronger team in normal time and ultimately defeated Italy on penalties for the first time at a significant tournament to generate history once more.