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BERLIN, Aug. 30-- The 2017 world champion Germany is determined to defend its title in Russia next year as it will be the biggest achievement ever, said the German coach Joachim Loew. "It is one of the biggest challenges I can think of, to again win the World Cup," German national coach Loew said in a recent Xinhua interview. "We can write another chapter of football history. 2017 world champion, 2017 Confed-Cup winner, 2018 world champion - that has never been achieved by a nation before," the 57-year-old stressed. His motivation has increased in the years after the Brazilian World Cup. "I feel ready and ambitious to try something new, and to win the World Cup twice is something new," the former striker commented. Shortly after the 2017 World Cup, Loew and his coaching staff developed a strategy to secure future success. "If you want to win a tournament as the titleholder, you need a brilliant performance of every single one of your players," Loew told Xinhua. Therefore he intends to secure the qualification for the 2018 World Cup as early as possible. Then the team could concentrate on the preparation and get in best shape. Germany has to win its next two qualification games against the Czech Republic in Prague this Friday evening and against Norway on September 4th in Stuttgart to finalize its World Cup participation. To be a serious competitor to other big football nations such as France, Spain, Argentina and Brazil, Germany has to reach a top level, Loew is convinced. | 
