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Low laughs off Ballack criticism

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They were a long way from their best against Poland, but the Germany coach has brushed aside negative remarks surrounding his side

Germany head coach Joachim Low is smiling in the face of criticism from the team's former midfielder Michael Ballack over their performances at Euro 2016.

The world champions opened their Group C campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine, despite a less than sparkling showing.

They toiled for large parts of the subsequent 0-0 draw with Poland, with their opponents arguably the better side, but remain in a strong position to qualify ahead of Tuesday's final group fixture against Northern Ireland.