Mexico vs. Germany: Joachim Löw admitted defensive errors by 'Teutons' in debut at World Cup Russia 2018.

Strong and clear. The German coach, Joachim Löw, admitted today that the current world champion left many spaces open and lost the ball in a way never seen before in its debut at the 2018 Russia World Cup against Mexico, which he recognized as a strong and fast team.

"We have not been accurate with passes and we lost the ball in a way never seen before. We played with short passes and that made it possible for our opponent to easily take the ball from us. We were not focused", said Löw in the press conference after the match against the 'Tri'.

The German coach emphasized that his team played "badly in the first half", but recovered and did much better in the second, when they had opportunities to equalize, despite Mexico's continued dangerous counterattacks towards their area.

"We are disappointed, we lost the first match and it is abnormal for us. We did not play as we are accustomed to, attacking with quick passes. We have to learn the lesson and do better in the next matches", he affirmed.

However, Low praised Juan Carlos Osorio's team, stating that "they have a good counterattack and transition very well from defense to attack", and criticized his players for leaving spaces for a team like Mexico, which stands out precisely for its speed and counterattacks. Germany will face Sweden in its second match of the World Cup on June 23.