Zurich: World coach of the year Joachim Loew has spent years trying to dispel the doubts about his talent and the German did it in an electrifying way by winning the World Cup.


Joachim Loew 

For eight years in charge of Die Mannschaft ahead of the 2014 tournament in Brazil, Loew had been to one World Cup semi-final, the 2008 European Championship final and the Euro 2012 semi-final to show. He had never been on the top step.