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Joachim Low extends his contract as Germany coach until 2018

Joachim Low during a Germany press conference on October 13, 2014 in Essen, Germany.
Image: Joachim Low: Extends his deal with Germany through to World Cup in Russia in 2018.

Joachim Loew has extended his contract as coach of Germany until the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The 55-year-old's previous deal with the world champions took him through to Euro 2016 in France.

And Low said he is hungry to win more trophies with the national side.

He said: "I said yes with my heart and my head.

"We feel incredibly good working together and we have shared goals.

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"We were crowned world champions and we want to experience that feeling again."

Low began as assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann in 2004 before taking over the top job after the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

His first tournament in charge was Euro 2008, where his charges made it to the final but lost 1-0 to Spain.

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Spain again beat Germany 1-0 in the semi-finals.

Germany also were knocked out in the last-four of Euro 2012 in a 2-1 defeat by Italy before their triumph in Brazil last year.

German Federation president Wolfgang Niersbach said the team have benefited from Low's "expertise, determination and confidence".

"The shared goal is to stay at the summit of world football, we'll do everything to achieve that," he said.

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