Low proud of Germany

After defeating Chile 1-0 in the final, the Germany boss lavished praise on his players. 

After having left many of Germany's big-hitters including Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller at home and picking an experimental side many thought that Germany may struggle in the tournament.

However that was not the case. Low's starting 11 on Sunday had an average age of just 24, compared to Chile's 30. Whilst 23-year-old Julian Draxler who captained Germany was the squad's most experienced player with just 35 caps, the same amount as Stewart Downing got for England.

Low gushed over his side following their victory, telling reporters that "I'm immensely proud of this team because they have been together for only three-and-a-half weeks. You could actually feel in all of our training sessions, every single day, that something was happening there. you could feel an unbelievable hunger for victory, both on the training pitch and during matches, so it's well-deserved."

"The fact that these young players have won this tournament makes it an historic achievement, it's unique in Germany's history, it's outstanding" Low concluded.