The German football federation has hired Juergen Klopp to coach its national team, giving the ex-Liverpool manager a daunting task to turn around the fortunes of a squad which failed yet again at the World Cup.Klopp signed a contract to coach Germany through to the 2030 World Cup, the German soccer federation said as he was presented at a news conference Friday.“It’s a big honour to be sitting here,” Klopp said. “I had an idea how big the job of national team coach is, but when you’re being directly connected with it, you really feel the scale and the responsibility even more.”He replaces Julian Nagelsmann, who quit after Germany’s loss to Paraguay meant they failed to reach the last 16 of a men’s World Cup for the third time in a row.It is Klopp’s first coaching job since he left Liverpool in 2024 citing fatigue. He said he was “recharged” in comments while in talks over the Germany job.Klopp on Friday said he would be prepared to leave without any severance pay if it doesn’t work out, and threatened to resign if the media doesn’t “leave my family in peace”.The man known for thrilling “heavy metal football” at Liverpool, Klopp was Germany’s preferred candidate as soon as Nagelsmann quit.Over weeks of talks, the 59-year-old German — 20 years older than Nagelsmann — stayed in the US as a World Cup pundit for a German-language broadcaster.Jürgen Klopp is Germany's new coach! 🇩🇪🔥For years, the former Dortmund and Liverpool boss seemed destined to take the reins. As the team's failures have compounded, he finally has the job. But can he fix things? 👀 pic.twitter.com/geJDluvCAT— DW Sports (@dw_sports) July 24, 2026