Germany coach Joachim Loew has agreed to a two-year contract extension and will stay on through the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

Loew led Germany's young team to a third-place finish at the World Cup in South Africa this month.
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He has been out of contract since the end of the tournament. Earlier talks on an extension stalled over several issues, including payment.
The German football federation confirmed the extension on Tuesday, shortly before a news conference.
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