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Germany World Cup exit: Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger favourite to replace Joachim Low
GERMANY'S World Cup exit has Joachim Low sweating on his job - and bookies have made former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger the favourite to take over.
Germany saw their World Cup dreams dashed after losing 2-0 to South Korea in Russia this afternoon.
That, coupled with Sweden's emphatic 3-0 victory over Mexico, has seen Low's men fall the first hurdle four years on from their dramatic triumph.
Low signed a new Germany contract before the World Cup but, after their shocking campaign, may now be facing the sack.
And bookies have made Arsene Wenger the favourite to take over.
Wenger left Arsenal at the end of last season and the Frenchman has so far swerved the chance to take over at PSG and Real Madrid.
And Ladbrokes think the former Gunners boss is likeliest to take over Low, despite the deal he penned back in May.
Wenger is available at odds of just 12/1.
And Low is now in the race to succeed Antonio Conte at Chelsea as a direct result.
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“Have you ever seen a Germany team as poor as this? Or is that unfair?,” Gary Lineker asked.
And Shearer responded by saying: “No I don’t think that’s unfair,” he replied.
“On the evidence that we’ve witnessed so far in this tournament, they have been miles away.
“That first half, although they were dominating possession, they did very little with it.
“Yeah, very, very disappointing from them.”
Reacting to Germany’s exit, England manager Gareth Southgate said: "Of course I am surprised.
"I was here last summer for the Confederations Cup and they brought a young team, they also won the Under-21 finals but in this tournament I think they have been ahead for about a minute-and-a-half in their matches.
"It has been unusual to see them struggle as much as they have but the level of all of the teams is strong and they have played teams who have been tactically very good against them and exposed counter-attack situations in particular.
"I didn't look at that group and think automatically that they would go through. I watched some of the game and they were just unable to break South Korea down."