Low stunned after collapse
Coach Joachim Low revealed the Germany dressing room had been "stunned to silence" by Sweden's recovery to snatch a 4-4 draw despite trailing 4-0 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying match at Berlin's Olympiastadion, Fifa.com reports.
"I cannot explain it so soon after the game has finished," he said. "It is hard to explain how we could throw away such an advantage. To throw away a 4-0 lead is normally impossible. I am shocked. I have never experienced anything like it. Everybody in the dressing room is stunned to silence; we are speechless."
"The ball ended up being played back to (Manuel) Neuer rather than going into the corner and vehemently defending the ball there. We passed it back, then we lost possession and they score. It's inexplicable. It is very hard to say what it came down to. But for 60 minutes, we were sensational and there was no sign of what was to come. We are incredibly disappointed."