Germany have appointed Jurgen Klopp as their new head coach, with the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager tasked with rebuilding the national team after another disappointing World Cup campaign.⁣ ⁣ The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed Klopp’s appointment on Friday, replacing Julian Nagelsmann, who left after Germany were knocked out by Paraguay on penalties in the round of 32.⁣ ⁣ The result extended Germany’s difficult run at recent World Cups, following group-stage exits in 2018 and 2022.⁣ ⁣ Klopp, who most recently worked as Red Bull’s global head of football, said leading the national team was a “special” challenge.⁣ ⁣ “The national team can connect us Germans like hardly anything else,” Klopp said. “I am looking forward to this special task in German football.”⁣ ⁣ He added that the goal was to build a team that “fights for each other, enjoys football and behind which the people of our country can rally”.⁣ ⁣ Klopp will be supported by assistants Peter Krawietz,...