World Cup:Germany coach Joachim Loew failed to show up for the official press conference ahead of the World Cup last 16 match against England tomorrow. No player was present either -contrary to Fifa regulations — with goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke conducting the briefing.
There was speculation that Germany were angry at not being allowed to train on the Free State Stadium pitch. Instead they used the facilities at a nearby university complex before the press conference.
Kopke said: “This is not a protest at all. People were not able to get here on time. We were not able to use the stadium. We had to use another site and tried to be punctual (for the press conference).”