Back to drawing board for Germany after North Macedonia fiasco


Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group J - Germany v North Macedonia - MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany - March 31, 2021 Germany coach Joachim Loew Pool via REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

DUISBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Germany coach Joachim Loew was forced back to the drawing board to find quick fixes ahead of this year's European Championship after his team's shock 2-1 home defeat by visitors North Macedonia in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.

Loew, who is stepping down after 15 years in charge at the end of the Euro 2020 tournament which starts in June, had imagined his last six months in charge differently.

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