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Jürgen Klopp starts mission to unite Germany behind its national team with Dutch draw. - DW.com

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Jürgen Klopp starts mission to unite Germany behind its national team with Dutch draw. - DW.com
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A late Netherlands goal denied Jürgen Klopp a win in his first match as Germany coach. The former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund boss has big ambitions, but the game showed he's going to need more time to achieve them.

https://p.dw.com/p/5NEo3 Jürgen Klopp's first Germany game ended in a Nations League draw Image: Malte Ossowski/SvenSimon/picture alliance Advertisement It looked, until the final moments, as though Germany would somehow hold on and grant Jürgen Klopp a victory in his first game as Germany coach.

"It felt mostly good," Klopp told German broadcaster RTL after the match, with his voice strained after a typically energetic display on the sidelines. "That was really exhausting for both teams today." He added that he naturally wanted a win but that he can "live with the point, too."

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