Germany has appointed ex-Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp as coach after the disastrous 2026 World Cup

Newly appointed head coach of the German national soccer team Juergen Klopp attends a press conference at the headquarters of the German soccer association DFB in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP) Germany have named Jürgen Klopp as their new national team coach, handing the former Liverpool manager the responsibility of rebuilding a squad that has yet again failed to qualify for the World Cup.Klopp has signed a contract that will keep him in charge until the 2030 World Cup. After the announcement in Frankfurt on Friday, he described the appointment as a “great honour” and suggested it could be the last coaching job of his career.“Jürgen Klopp has no career after the national team,” he said. “Ideally, it will be the highlight of my career, my life, my work life. I’m going to give it everything I can.”He replaces Julian Nagelsmann, who stepped down after Germany beat Paraguay and the team failed to reach the 16th place at the Men’s World Cup for the third tournament in a row.Klopp wants to reconnect Germany with its fansIt is Klopp’s first coaching role since leaving as Liverpool manager in 2024, citing fatigue as the reason for his departure. During discussions about the job in Germany, he said he felt “recharged”.Klopp has hinted that he could unexpectedly pick a squad and said his aim goes beyond winning games. He wants fans to enjoy watching the national team again.He admitted: “It’s been a while” since he regularly watched Germany outside of major tournaments.“I want to create something with the national team that means people go home after the game and think ‘That was really cool’.” That’s what I would like to see happen,” he said.Klopp also said he would be willing to leave without any severance pay if things didn’t work out. He also warned that he would resign if the media did not “leave my family alone”.Known for his attacking style at Liverpool, Klopp became Germany’s preferred choice soon after Nagelsmann stepped down.Negotiations continued for several weeks while Klopp was in the United States working as a World Cup pundit for a German-speaking television station.