10 Questions for Joachim Loew Ahead of Germany’s World Cup Opener with Portugal

With Germany’s opening game against Portugal in the 2014 World Cup upon us, time is running out for coach Joachim Loew to iron out any small matters that have been bugging die Mannschaft in the build up to the competition.  The Brazilian tournament has already shown itself to be one of outstanding drama and entertainment for football fans across the world, but for the teams involved it will... 

Germany vs. Cameroon: Film Focus Preview

Germany take on Cameroon this Sunday in a glamour friendly at Berlin’s Olympic stadium, which could prove to be the final test match for Joachim Loew‘s side before they head off to this summer’s World Cup.  Die Mannschaft have had an unfortunate build up to the competition with a long-term injury to central midfielder Lars Bender ruling him out of the competition entirely, while... 

Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil’s Top 6 Germany Moments

Would it be fair to say that to a certain extent we’ve all overlooked Arsenal‘s Mesut Ozil ahead of this summer’s World Cup? When we partner our current fixation with the brilliance of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich’s German stars, such as Mario Goetze and Marco Reus, with a rather passable if not excellent first season for Ozil at Arsenal, we do tend to overlook just how... 

Lars Bender’s Replacement and 5 World Cup Decisions for Germany’s Joachim Loew

With Germany’s opening World Cup match against Portugal now less than one month away, tension and nerves continue to grow as the famous international tournament edges ever closer to Joachim Loew’s unprepared side. Although Germany have always been slightly overcritical of their own chances ahead of recent World Cups—with Philipp Lahm’s injury prior to the 2006 competition and... 

Germany vs. Poland: 6 Things We Learned

Joachim Loew’s makeshift Germany team were helpless to overcome a stern Polish side on Tuesday evening, as both sides drew 0-0 on a quiet spring night in Hamburg’s Millerntor-Stadion.  Although the game itself had never been billed as anything but a pre-World Cup friendly in which the German Bundestrainer had hoped to iron out a few creases before the big night in Rio, we were... 

Why Joachim Loew Is Under the Most Pressure for Germany at the World Cup

With the Bundesliga title all wrapped up with unprecedented precision so early in the season, we now turn our attention not to the coming Champions League quarter-finals but the World Cup this summer and how Germany look ahead of this important competition. What comes before the actual tournament is the bickering and constant debate over who should be crowned favourites before the likely scenario that... 

Predicting Germany’s World Cup Squad Following Latest Internationals

With the World Cup in Brazil all but three months away, each and every side taking part will be meticulously going through their rosters, checking to see just which players fit and which don’t. This week we saw a number of nations take part in international friendlies to continue their search for the perfect system, style and tactic to maximise their chances of success this summer.  Joachim... 

Why Germany Are the Team to Beat at the 2014 World Cup

“We will prepare ourselves like a world champion.” Such was the call from German national team coach Jogi Low, per The Telegraph, during a press conference at the end of last year. “I also think that we, because of the last four years, are among the favourites. We face up to this task and we put this pressure onto ourselves.” Yet as we now enter 2014 and the World Cup that... 

How Football Should React to the Recent World Cup Revelations in Qatar

Earlier this week, the reputable charity organisation Amnesty International released an important report labelled The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar’s Construction Sector Ahead of the World Cup, which revealed the troubling conditions for workers currently building the stadiums we’ll one day visit, whilst throwing a sobering thought over football’s most celebrated... 

How Bayern Munich Will Line Up Against Mainz

As Germany slowly comes down from its party state following qualification for World Cup 2014 on Friday night, most football fans will be refocusing their attention on the action at hand, as Bayern Munich return to Bundesliga responsibilities with the visit of FSV Mainz 05.  Thomas Tuchel’s side come to Munich during a difficult time for the charismatic, young coach, with his fledgling side... 

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