brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, coach joachim low takes the blame for germany's disastrous world cup performance. >> it was almost arrogant. i wanted to perfect it, fine tune this dominance even more. i should've realized that we needed to be less risky. brent: so what does this mean for the german national soccer team? we'll ask. also coming up tonight, the u.n. high commissioner for human rights condemns far right demonstrations in the german city of chemnitz.

his intervention comes as the city braces for another protest this coming weekend. and the battle for afghanistan's second-biggest city. we talked to a family forced to flee the fighting between the, ban -- the taliban and government forces. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. he failed to motivate his players and used the wrong tactics on the pitch. those are the admissions and confessions being offered by the coach of germany's national football team. today, joachim low spoke publicly for the first time since germany's dismal performance at the world cup in russia. directly after the world cup there were calls for him to resign or to be fired. but sacking the coach was apparently not an option. the german football association extended mr. low's contract just

before the world cup began. reporter: joachim low's long-awaited analysis. the germany coach took responsibility for tactical mistakes, saying his team lacked balance between the defense and the attack, as well as dedication and passion. >> my biggest miscalculation and my biggest mistake was that i believed we could have at least made it past the group stage by playing a brand of dominant position-based football. reporter: according to low, this high risk approach bordered on arrogance. once more, the coach was unable to establish small working groups of players in the squad during the tournament in russia. low said the erdogan photo affair involving players was not taken seriously enough. since one player quit the team, he has not spoken with the coach. low rejects the accusations

made. >> never during my time with the dfb was there ever even a hint of racist remarks in our team. reporter: as for personnel changes, there will now only be two assistant coaches. a former assistant is to head the scouting department. the number of support staff will also be reduced. a player will be missing from the squad, but three newcomers will be there. and young star leroy, who low left out of the world cup. the team manager addressed accusations the team has lost contact with its fan base. >> that is why we will of course continue to work on being closer to our fans, and more down to earth with them in the future. in particular, opening the doors and gates more often so that especially children and young people can see their stars up close. reporter: next week's

international match against world champions france will show to what extent joachim low and his team have dealt with the world cup debacle. brent: a debacle it was. joining me in the studio now is my colleague tom gennoy from dw sports. tom, i want to ask you, this is the first time that joachim low has spoken publicly since the world cup. what took him so long? tom: well, he says that he is aware that for some people, this might have been too long of a process that people have waiting for him to come out. brent: since june. tom: two months of basically nothing, just complete silence. he said he needed this much time to be as thorough as he needed to be going through the mistakes from the world cup. he said he had meetings with all of his players. it has taken this long because it is such a big task, etc. the thing is, the nations league kicks off next week.

so around about this time, joachim low was going to have to come to face the press anyway to talk about something completely separarate from the world cup.p. so, unfortunately he has allowed the impression to establish itself that he was basically hiding. now all of a sudden his hand has been forced. brent: what about his analysis of how things went wrong? he conceded that he failed to inspire passion in his players. tom: well i mean, that says it all, really. if the players need inspiration from their coach to play with passion when they are at the world cup representing their country, defending the title. brent: exactly. how do you not have passion when you're playing at the world cup? tom: it is hard to imagine but they a approached the tournament with such arrogance. there has been a lot of criticism about the over-exaggerated, unnecessary

marketing that the dfb put behind their team. they became something of a product be sold. unfortunately nobody wants to buy your product if you lose on the biggest stage. brent: to think the fact joachim low was able to get a new contract before the world cup, is that evidence of this hubris and this arrogance that even he mentioned today? tom: it certainly seems to be. look, germany was so confident going into the world cup that, like you said, they gave their manager a new contract before his biggest test. where else could you ever see that happening? and pride comes before the fall. joachim low also said that they made quite a few tactical mistakes, but i think it basically does come down to the question of passion, and in fact you didn't really need two months for someone to comment that the team was lacking passion. anyone watching the games saw that themselves. brent: so what about looking forward? low has to prepare for the new european nations league.

what can we expect for his announcement of a new squad? tom: there are three new players in the squad. so, those are going to be three new faces. he has also brought back leroy. as we heard, which i think when he first announced he would not be taken to the world cup, that's an important part of the calendar where things started to go around -- go wrong. having said that, 17 of the 23 players who were in the squad were at the tournament. as we heard, there has been a bit of a personnel change at the dfb, but they moved someone from the job of assistant coach to a job now as scout. so, it's not quite the radical cleaving off of the past of the summer that some people were hoping for. unfortunately, continuity is detectable. brent: you could say that for sure. tom gennoy from our sports desk. tom, thank you. here are some of the other stores now that are making headlines around t the world.

a goldlden statue of turkish president recep tayyip erdogan that was installed at the german arts festival has been removed. authorities said t the four-metr sculpture e was becoming a security issue after it sparked confrontations between erdogan supporters and opponents. myananmar's leleader suu k w wil not be stripipped of her nobel peace prize despite a u.n. report alleging the country's army committed g genocide. ththnorwegian n committee saidis rurules do not a allow for a pre to b be withdrawn.n. suu u kyi has been criticized fr failing to spe outut against t e army's s brutal crackdown on rohingya muslims. german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in senegal on the first leg of a three-day trip to west africa. she was s greeted by the president of senegegal. merkel will also visit n nigeria and ghana for talks expected to focus on strengthening economic development and containing illegal migration.

u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights has sharply condemned the violence in the german city of chemnitz over the last few days. he says political leaders need to speak out against xenophobia. chemnitz is bracing itself for more unrest after the far right party and an anti-islamist group announced a joint rally for this coming weekend. reporter: violence, hate speech, and illegal gestures. these scenes have touched off an international debate about xenophobia in germany. far right groups took to the streets of chemnitz earlier this week, insisting the city belongs of them, not foreigners. video from sunday shows would appear to be vigilante attacks in the eastern german city targeting people believed to be foreigners.

the fatal stabbing of a german citizen over the weekend sparked the anti-migration protests. police have apprehended two men -- one from iraq, another from syria -- over the stabbing. now, an arrest warrant has been circulated online. a scandal, according to the german interior minister. >> it cannot be that highly sensitive personal information, and legal procedures, are suddenly publicized in this way. reporter: officials are also investigating several protesters for giving the hitler salute, a punishable offense in germany. the unrest in chemnitz has prompted international condemnation. the u.n. has called on all politicians to speak out forcefully against xenophobia. >> forgive me for being tough on this.

i think it is fundamentally important that public officials throughout europe denounce all of this. we find ourselves in the u.n., that we are one of the few public voices that are doing so. and we do not think it is enough. reporter: for now, chemnitz and the state of saxony remain on edge. further protests organized by right-wing groups are planned for later in the week. brent: we want to pick up the story with our chief political correspondent melinda crane who joins me here in berlin. good evening to you, melinda. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights is demanding germany take a tougher stance against right-wing extremism. has there been any reaction from german politicians? melinda: well, certainly we have seen clear and tough words from a number of germany's top political leaders over the past few days. the chancellor saying that

vigilante attacks and mob violence absolutely will not be tolerated, and violate the rule of law. we have also heard statements from the foreign minister and a somewhat belated statement from the interior minister. but nonetheless, the question is also, do actions follow up on the words, and have we seen the kind of policies and actions in the past that do take this threat -- which is not a threat of recent vintage, which is in fact one that has been with us for quite some time -- that take it truly seriously. and we have heard criticism also in the past few days from opposition politicians, members of the green party, saying there needs to be a much more concerted, systematic effort to provide education and socialization in basic democratic values like tolerance, like freedom of

speech. and that that effort definitely needs to be focused on eastern germany, but not only there. and another very important factor, long-term cutbacks in the security services have left many people in many parts of germany with the feeling that the streets of their cities are not entirely safe. and certainly we saw in chemnitz that the police were dramatically understaffed. and the fact is -- and this was said this week by the president of the police people's union -- he said, when people have the sense that they are not secure on their city streets, there is a much higher risk that they will resort to vigilante attacks, which does not excuse those attacks, but points out that there is a direct connection between underfunding of security, perhaps also underfunding of those socialization and education efforts i mentioned, and the rise of right-wing violencnce.

so the key question is, will politicians not only speak out, but will they also follow up with actions? brent: melinda, saxony's police have a new problem tonight -- that arrest warrant that has been leaked online. do we know who is behind that? melinda: no, we don't. but what we do know is that this arrest warrant for one of the two alleged perpetrators for the stabbing on saturday night that was the trigger of all this violence, and that perpetrator is a migrant. that this arrest warrant was leaked to right-wing sites. in other words, we have the suspicion that someone within the security services with access to that warrant may have had a channel to such sites. this would not be the first time that we have seen in this part of eastern germany connections between the authorities who are there to guarantee constitutional rights, and the right wing. and that of course is a matter

of the absolute highest concern, and hopefully will be followed up in short order. brent: and as you say, it is also a concern and a problem that has been around for quite some time. our chief political correspondent melinda crane on the story for us tonight here in berlin. thank you, melinda. helena is here now, and we are going to talk about something that is not as good as it used to be. helena: we are talking about trade. it is just not growing how it used to be. of course we knew that we now have hard figures. it has come to an end for the first time since 2016, the trade of merchandise from the g20. it has fallen. exports dropped .6%. imports to client even more last quarter according to figures published by the oecd. argentina, brazil and turkey experienced the biggest falls. the son of -- they suffered from weak currencies and economic

turmoil. another reason is the ongoing trade conflict between the u.s., china, as well as other countries. the u.s. government maintains at least it is hoping to find some common ground on trade with canada. that is after reaching a preliminary agreement with mexico on tuesday. canadian and u.s. negotiators are still sitting down for talks, which trump says our quote, going really well. he said a deadline for friday -- set a deadline for friday for signing a three nation act. reporter: talks to overhaul t te free tradede agreement havave entered d a crucial phrase, and canadian prime minister justin trudeau believes meeting the friday deadline is still possible. but he's notot making anyy promises. >> we recognize that there is the possibility of getting there by friday. but it is only a p possibility, because it wilill hinge on whetr or not there is ultimately a good deal for canada, a good

deal for canadiansns. i said from the bebeer beginnin, -- the very beginning, no nafta deal is better than a bad nafta deal. we remain firm on that principle because canadians expect us to stand up for them and that is exactly what this government is going to do. reporter: earlier, canada's chief negotiator said she wass encouraged by the talks and process made so far. >> there are some important things that we believe we have accomplished together with the united states. and thahanks to some significant compromises mexico is prepared to make support canadian workers. that is a really important step for us and it has set the stage for very intensive conversations and negotiations that we are going to have. reporter:, the u.s., canada and mexico have been trying to hammer o out a deal for over a year. if they reach a consensuss by

friday, that could pave the way for mexican president enrique pena nieto to sign it at the end of november. helena: time to bring in our financial correspondent jens korte in new york. jens, the u.s. has essentially told canada, take it or leave it. meanwhile, the u.s. congress also has to has its say, right? jens: certainly they do. u.s. president donald trump cannot sign a new agreement without the support of congress. and it is very delicate. if you look at the states here in the states -- the united states that depend a lot of agriculture, for kansas a good 20% of their exports actually go to canada, and that is the most important trading partner. overall behind china and canada -- behind china, canada is the second biggest.

they are looking to get the right deal. so, it will not be easy to hammer out a new agreement anytime soon. helena: and in other news, jens, we have u.s. gdp numbers in. how is it looking? jens: well, the u.s. economy is on fire. we saw economic growth in the second quarter grow by 4.2%, a bit higher than expected and the biggest growth and almost four years. also if you look at u.s. corporations, they just finished the second quarter with the highest profit growth and about six years. we see the unemployment rate at the lowest level in a most 50 years. still the federal reserve does not seem to be very extreme when it comes to interest-rate increases. we will probably see moderate pay. at least if you look at wall street and stock prices, it is almost a perfect environment, and that is why we see a new record almost every day.

here on wednesday the s&p 500 and the nasdaq composite for the fourth consecutive day closed on a new record high. the dow jones industrial average is closing in on a new all-time high as well. helena: jens korte on wall street, thanks. back over now to brent, as more people are forced to flee fighting in afghanistan. brent: that is exactly right. afghanistan's second-biggest city has been a battleground between taliban fighters and government troops for much of this month. militants have held large parts of the city for days. they needed u.s. air power to push them back. the result was widespread destruction and hundreds of pele forced seek refuge elsewhere. met one family who fled the fighting. reporter: the fall of the city would have been an important victory for the taliban. 1000 jihadist insurgents stopped

earlier this month, driviving ot government forces and taken control. more than 100 people were killed on allll sides. civilian life came to a standstill. after a five-day siege, government troops regained control of afghanistan's second-largest city. >> the pain of every resident is my pain. the government will provide special assistance to everyone who suffered losses in ghghazni. reporter: hundreds of residents of ghazni fled the fighting. we spoke to one who went to the capital kabul. 11 family members are living in a room provided by the relatives. they are safe, but traumatized. >> no place is life home -- like home. when we fled ghazni, my mother

was crying. she said all her life she strived to build a home, but she failed. reporter: despite having to flee their home, the family consider themselves lucky. at least they have shelter. but the experience of the fighting has left them scarred. >> there was a blast in kabul when we came here. we felt the rages of war were following is from ghazni to kabul. we are frightened and scared. now where can we go from here? reporter: the family is still adapting to their new situation. they hope to go home one-day. but like m many of the other 180,000 currently displaced people acrcross afghanistan, thr future is still uncertain. >> ♪ respect

find out what it means to me ♪ brent: well, you know that song. that was one of the thousands of fans lining up to pay their last respects to a reason franklin -- aretha franklin. the seoul singer's body -- a private funeral take place on friday. the legend died this month from pancreatic cancer. reporter: this is where aretha franklin learned t to sing. her fathth was the head pastorr of the church where she was growing up. with her upbringing g here in detroit and her incrededible talent, franklin grew into a superstar. >> it's an honor for me to be here. i grew up listening to aretha franklin, my parents grew up listening to aretha franklin. the fact she is from detroit is

an honor. she is a home -- hometown girl. we love her. she is the queen. >> shehe's anan african-ameririn icon w who has changnged the wo. her music live on forever in the hearts of all americans. we love you. >> we appreciate everything that she brought to the city, that she gave to the world and never forgot where she came from. this is why we are here today. reporter: she is lying in state here at the bz them of african-american history in downtown detroit. despite her worldwide fame, she always maintained a strong connection to o her hometown a d lived here until her death. >> here in the heart o of detro, people have been waiting in line overnight to pay their final respects to the queen of soul. people came as far away from chicago, new orleans and alabama. it is a real festive atmosphere as her music plays o on a loop. everyone has a story about how she and her music touched them.

>> i i was raised on aretha franklin m mement - -- music ani had toto come and payy homage. she wawas like a parart of the family. >> herer music touches everybod. it gave e us hope whwhen we havo hope. >> i love her so much. >> i heard someone say she's an icon. the main thing is she was a leader. and she led by doing. she walked the walk and talked the talk. reporter: it is indisputable aretha franklin had a global impact. she was a legend in her own time and detroit was proud to claim her as their own. brent: you would not think that goats are the most intelligent of animals, but it turns out they can read the mood of their human masters by looking at their faces. scientists have discovered that if you smile, your goat smiles with you.

and they do not like it when you frown. reporter: no, i am not getting you. goat yoga really is happening in price of the united states. apparently, these animals help relax participants and leave them with a smile on their face. and it seems there's even more to this aniaml -- animal than meets their doughy eye. scientists reckon goats can tell the difference between friendly and agri-looking people. researchers put a black and white photo of a person looking happy on one side, and the same person looking unfriendly on the other. the goat seemed more interested in the smiley face. this was suggests it is not just dogs who can be a man's best friend. perhaps goats could be, too.

so, the next time you meet a goat, make sure you are smiling. it may well be reading your mood. brent: how many goats do you have? you're watching "dw news." after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around for that. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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