Jürgen Klopp: I Hope It Rains Heavily in the World Cup Final – Even a Little Rain Would Help

During the FIFA World Cup, Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool manager, gave an interview to ESPN discussing his role with Red Bull, his connection to Liverpool, his assessment of Salah, the 2026 World Cup, and other topics. The following is part three of the interview.

Alright, now let's talk about another team you're also very close to – Germany. What do you think of their World Cup performance so far?

Excellent. The match against Curaçao was outstanding, with great fighting spirit against Ivory Coast. The Ecuador match was difficult. I mean, you face a team that's truly fighting for the World Cup, to stay in the World Cup, in an incredible atmosphere. I was there. Ecuador's fans – oh my God – were absolutely fantastic. I have to say, in football, the final five percent decides everything. You take the pitch with ninety-five percent motivation. We have motivation, but if you face a team with one hundred percent motivation, you don't stand a chance. That's what happened that day. It was completely understandable. On a difficult pitch – I have to tell you, after the match we went to the sideline and I almost fell when I stepped down because the pitch was so dry. I think England also played Panama there. A little rain would have helped. So hopefully it rains in the final. Heavy rain like that would be great for the game. Yes, that's it. Now we have another chance on Monday in Boston against Paraguay. Yes, of course. We need to play better than we did against Ecuador, but we played very well before that. So let's see. Let's see how far we can go. Right now we might not be favorites because France played exceptionally well, Spain played exceptionally well, and other countries have also performed well. But ultimately, if you want to win, you have to win specific matches. The last two matches don't matter. The final doesn't matter. You have to win the next match. So let's see who can do it.

You mentioned France, the favorites before the tournament. I think Germany and France were expected to meet in the Round of 16. If you were Germany's coach on the sideline, what would you do to beat this version of France?

I'm not clever enough to imagine that change. I look at France, and we all know who France's key players are. We all know who's playing there. But I'll mention two players who aren't key players – Rayan Cherki and Bradley Barcola. What do you think? They could be key players for any national team in the world, but in France, they're not. It's crazy. And that really shows the strength of the team, of course. But the good news is, the best team doesn't always win. Most of the time, the team most hungry to win is the winner. The door is wide open. Anyone can win that battle. So let's see who it will be.

Alright, and regardless of how that match goes, regardless of how this World Cup ultimately ends, what's the future direction for Germany? I mean, in terms of national team football identity?

I'm not in a position to comment on that.

As a football fan, what would you like to see?

Excellent football. It's always been that way. But I have to say, before they lost to Ecuador, they won 11 matches. We shouldn't forget that. So they played excellent football quite often. But the situation with German football is: do we have enough talent? For example, you can pick from 50 or 60 players and say I'm not sure they're all equally good, but do they have to fight for it? Maybe not. We have a very good national team, but we could have more players. But that's another matter. It takes time. It takes many years. It's always been like this. You have an incredible golden generation, and then the next generation might be slightly weaker. But we've been very successful in the past, and I'm very confident Germany will be successful in the future as well. But how successful will we be this year? That's up to the players and Julian Nagelsmann to decide together.

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Jürgen Klopp: I Hope It Rains Heavily in the World Cup Final – Even a Little Rain Would Help

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Alright, now let's talk about another team you're also very close to – Germany. What do you think of their World Cup performance so far?

You mentioned France, the favorites before the tournament. I think Germany and France were expected to meet in the Round of 16. If you were Germany's coach on the sideline, what would you do to beat this version of France?

Alright, and regardless of how that match goes, regardless of how this World Cup ultimately ends, what's the future direction for Germany? I mean, in terms of national team football identity?

As a football fan, what would you like to see?

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