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Posted: Thursday July 23, 1998 12:55 PM

There was speculation after the World Cup loss that Vogts' job could be in danger, but he was retained AP

BONN, Germany (Reuters) -- German national soccer coach Berti Vogts has said Bayer Leverkusen's Christophe Daum is his likely successor -- but not for a while.

"Otto Rehhagel and Ottmar Hitzfeld have no chance of becoming national coach. The German Soccer Federation [DFB] is of the opinion that Daum should be my successor," Vogts said in Thursday's mass-circulation Bild newspaper.

Previous media reports had tipped both Kaiserslautern coach Rehhagel and Borussia Dortmund sports director Hitzfeld as potential successors to Vogts.

Last Friday German soccer bosses held a so-called "crisis meeting" to discuss the future of the national side after a disappointing performance in the World Cup in France. Germany lost 3-0 to Croatia in the quarterfinals.

There was speculation after the defeat that Vogts' job could be in danger, but a DFB announcement made after the meeting said the federation had full confidence in Vogts and that he would continue to head the national team until at least the 2000 European championships.

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