The Germans, among the favourites after winning 15 straight competitive games before Thursday's loss, will learn from this experience and eye their next title challenge with a lot more mental strength, according to coach Joachim Low.
"There is absolutely no reason to question everything now," said Low. "We were the youngest team in the tournament. We won all our games in a tough group. The team will stomach this defeat as well and continue to develop.
"Clearly we are all disappointed but the team has showed soul and for us, overall, it was a good tournament," added the 52-year-old.
"Joachim, you have done a superb job and we are extremely happy to have you as our coach," he said in an early morning address at the team hotel. "The path of this team is long from over but it is a young team overflowing with talent."
A perfect qualifying campaign with 10 wins in 10 games - a German record - and another three victories in the group stage against Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark rightly made Low's team, with an average age of 24, one of the front runners.
"There were several young players who came into the team at the Euro like Marco Reus. Others like Mario Gotze also have great prospects. There will be no major personnel overhaul. We have after all a very young team," said Low.
"Sure there is disappointment but everyone will rediscover their motivation and will set new goals."
