Jurgen Klopp has officially been appointed as the new head coach of the Germany national team, taking on the massive challenge of restoring the country's international footballing fortunes.
The German Football Association (DFB) announced that the 59-year-old's contract will begin on August 15 and run through the 2030 World Cup, which is co-hosted by Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, and includes three centenary matches in South America.
Klopp succeeds Julian Nagelsmann, who resigned earlier in July following a disappointing round-of-32 exit to Paraguay on penalties at the World Cup. That defeat marked Germany's third consecutive early World Cup departure since their tournament victory in 2014. Klopp's willingness to accept the position accelerated Nagelsmann's departure from the national team setup.
"It's a great honour for me to be sitting here today," Klopp stated during a press conference called by the DFB in Frankfurt. "This is ideally the high point of my career, of my life, my professional life. I will give it everything I have." He also added a warning to the media, saying, "if you tomorrow you start saying: 'He's crap', then I'm off."
Since 2025, Klopp had been under contract until 2029 with Austrian energy drink company Red Bull as their "Head of Global Soccer," where he supervised affiliated clubs including RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, and the New York Red Bulls. DFB President Bernd Neuendorf thanked Red Bull for their cooperation in releasing Klopp early so he could dedicate his full concentration to the national team. While the DFB did not pay a direct release fee, they will donate €1 million ($1.1 million) to Red Bull's Wings for Life charity foundation, which supports research into spinal cord injuries.
Germany has won four World Cups and three European Championships but has faced a steep decline in recent years. Over the decade since reaching the Euro 2016 semi-finals, the national side has managed only a single knockout match victory across three World Cups and two Euros.
Klopp, who previously managed Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, stepped down from Liverpool in 2024 after a highly successful tenure where he won every available trophy, including the Champions League and a Premier League title that ended the club's 30-year drought.
In his new role, Klopp will work alongside sporting director Rudi Voeller, the 1990 World Cup-winning striker who has held his post since autumn 2023 and has two years remaining on his contract. Klopp's primary challenge will be rebuilding the squad around young talents Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala, both 23. Joshua Kimmich, who has captained the side since autumn 2024, will be 33 by Euro 2028, while 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer recently came out of international retirement for the World Cup.
Klopp's first squad selection is expected in mid-September ahead of four Nations League matches, starting with a fixture against the Netherlands on September 24.
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