Flick stays on as Germany’s coach despite Qatar World Cup failure

Hansi Flick is staying put as Germany’s head coach despite the four-time champions’ flop at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Germany failed to make it out of the group stages in Qatar, where they exited the 2022 World Cup at the preliminary stage for a second successive edition.

The four-time World champions finished third in Group E on four points, tied with Spain and two behind pool topper Japan who were both eliminated in the last 16 by Croatia and Morocco, respectively.

GERMAN FA STATEMENT

“A separation was not at all up for discussion,” German Football Federation supervisory board chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke told media on Thursday.

“We didn’t think about that for a second, but rather, the three-way meeting on Wednesday was about analysing internally what was good and what was bad.

“And if you look at the data, it wasn’t all bad, but it wasn’t good enough in the end either.”

With that, Flick stays on until his contract expires in two years.

Ex-Bayern Munich coach Flick was appointed in 2021 after taking over from Joachim Low, who guided Germany to triumph at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

However, Flick’s fellow Qatar peers have left their jobs which include Spain’s, Luis Enrique.

Roberto Martinez quit immediately after Belgium failed to make it out of the group stage.

Meanwhile, the news that Flick is staying on means he also has very little pressure ahead because Germany will be the host of the 2024 European Championship.

Germany is the joint record three-time European champions with Spain but has not won it since 1996.

Since then, Germany has reached one European Championship final in 2008 when they lost 1-0 to Spain.

But Germany will be hosting the European Championship for only the second time since 1988, when they lost in the semifinals to eventual winners, The Netherlands.

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