{"id":60365,"date":"2026-07-24T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/60365\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:05:13","slug":"jurgen-klopp-named-new-germany-coach-with-eyes-on-2030-world-cup-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/60365\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00fcrgen Klopp named new Germany coach with eyes on 2030 World Cup | National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) \u2014 Germany has hired J\u00fcrgen Klopp to coach its national team, giving the ex-Liverpool manager a daunting task to turn around the fortunes of a squad which failed yet again at the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp signed a contract to coach Germany through to the 2030 World Cup, the German soccer federation said as he was presented at a news conference Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national team brings us Germans together like almost nothing else can. That&#8217;s what makes this task so special for me,\u201d Klopp said.<\/p>\n<p>He replaces Julian Nagelsmann, who <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/julian-nagelsmann-germany-world-cup-90c242a6209fbdd37bb09d6979a978ef\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quit<\/a> after Germany\u2019s loss to Paraguay meant it failed to reach the last 16 of a men\u2019s World Cup for the third time in a row.<\/p>\n<p>It is Klopp\u2019s first coaching job since he left Liverpool in 2024 citing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/klopp-liverpool-resigning-75a735bda8c4637e8c6c611b638b4c5d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fatigue<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/klopp-liverpool-resigning-75a735bda8c4637e8c6c611b638b4c5d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> he was \u201crecharged\u201d in comments while in talks over the Germany job.<\/p>\n<p>The man known for thrilling \u201cheavy metal football\u201d at Liverpool, Klopp was Germany\u2019s preferred candidate as soon as Nagelsmann quit.<\/p>\n<p>Over weeks of talks, the 59-year-old German \u2014 20 years older than Nagelsmann \u2014 stayed in the United States as a World Cup pundit for a German-language broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>The federation also held talks with the Red Bull group, where Klopp spent the last year and a half as \u201chead of global soccer\u201d advising its worldwide group of soccer clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp faces a tough introduction to his first national team job with four Nations League games in 11 days against the Netherlands, Greece and Serbia in late September and early October.<\/p>\n<p>AP soccer: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get any of our free email newsletters \u2014 news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beloitdailynews.com\/newsletters\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Explore newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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