Germany’s Plan Versus the USA: If I Were Joachim Löw  Thursday
is the final match day in Group G, and none of the teams in the
Group of Death are 100% through or 100% nor are they knocked
out. Germany also belongs to this group, though their position
is the least precarious, as they would need a colossal collapse
against the USA and either Ghana or Portugal would need an epic
and high scoring victory. Neither one of these scenarios is
likely to happen, with the least likely being that “Die
Mannschaft” will fall to pieces.  Though the USA will pose a
stiffer challenge than some may have suspected, Joachim Löw’s
squad have more than enough quality to at least get the crucial
point needed (for both teams) to move on. For those fearing a
scandalous match like the one seen in Gijon in 1982, where
Austria and Germany played out a horrible draw to see both sides
through, don’t worry. That’s in neither in Löw’s nor in
Klinsmann’s mentalities.  So what must Löw do after a Ghana
match in which Germany did show some wea