The German soccer federation is sticking with Joachim Löw as coach of the national team despite the 6-0 loss to Spain.
The federation said Monday that its management agreed in a conference call that Löw, who has been in charge since taking over after the 2006 World Cup, should “unreservedly continue” with the team.
“A single game cannot and must not be a yardstick for the general performance of the national team and the national coach,” the federation said, referring to the match against Spain in the Nations League on Nov. 17.
File - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 file photo, Germany's head coach Joachim Loew reacts during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and Switzerland in Cologne, Germany. The German soccer federation is sticking with Joachim Löw as coach of the national men's team despite poor results including a chastening 6-0 defeat to Spain. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner, file)
The federation’s top officials, including president Fritz Keller and vice president Rainer Koch, met with Löw and national team director Oliver Bierhoff on Monday morning.
The federation said Löw informed the members of the executive committee of his assessments, ideas and plans for the European Championship, which was postponed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Germany was drawn into a tough group with France, Portugal and Hungary for Euro 2020, which will be held in June 2021.
Löw led Germany to the World Cup title in 2014, but his reputation took a hit following the team’s poor title defense in Russia and no clear upward trend since.
Löw dropped stalwarts Thomas Müller, Mats Hummels and Jérôme Boateng, but their younger replacements have failed to live up to expectations and the team has been prone to costly mistakes.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are seeking for a fourth national championship in the last nine years when they meet UCLA in the NCAA women's basketball title game Sunday.
The Gamecocks have reached the championship game in four of the past five seasons while the Bruins are playing in their first NCAA title contest.
Both teams played stifling defense in the semifinals of March Madness, with South Carolina knocking off UConn 62-48 to end the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak on Friday night. UCLA was even more stingy on the defensive end in its 51-44 win over Texas.
South Carolina and UCLA have played each other many times over the past few seasons, but this time the stakes couldn't be higher.
The Bruins have been on a mission this season since losing to UConn in the Final Four last year. It was the Bruins’ first-ever trip to the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. With most of the key players back from that team along with a couple of new additions, UCLA ran through the regular season, with the only setback a November tournament loss to Texas in Las Vegas.
Cori Close and her team will try to hang a championship banner to go with the one the school won by taking the 1978 AIAW title, which was the postseason tournament for women’s basketball before the NCAA took over in 1982.
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South Carolina guard Tessa Johnson (5) shoots over UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) during the second half of a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
UCLA forward Angela Dugalic, second from left, embraces UCLA guard Lena Bilic (9) after defeating Texas in a women's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson (00) and South Carolina guard Agot Makeer (44) go for a rebound against UConn during the first half of a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez (11) celebrates after UCLA defeated Texas in a women's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four, Friday, April 3, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
