Germany boss Joachim Low to miss Euro 2020 qualifiers after dropping dumbbell on his chest

GERMANY boss Joachim Low will miss his country's next two European Championship qualifiers after dropping a dumbbell on his chest.

The 2014 World Cup-winning coach is set to skip their game in Belarus and match against Estonia in just over a week.

Low, 59, has handed the reins to assistant Marcus Sorg and Andreas Kopke for the matches.

He was training when the weight training incident happened and suffered internal chest injuries.

Low said: "I feel very well again, but I still have to rest a bit in the next four weeks.

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"I'm in constant contact with my coaching team, and we'll be in close contact with each other around the two international matches.

"And Marcus Sorg, Andy Köpke and Oliver Bierhoff have a lot of experience together, and together we'll manage this short break well."

Northern Ireland are currently the top team in Group C of the Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Germany have only played one game though, beating Holland 3-2 in an Amsterdam thriller in March.

The return game against Ronald Koeman's resurgent Dutch is set for September, days before the Mannschaft head to Belfast.