In a football sense, the year has belonged to Germany, so deservedly crowned FIFA World Cup winners in Brazil.
It followed a series of near-misses - Germany were second in 2002 and third in both 2006 and 2010 - and highlighted the outstanding talent and depth at Low's disposal.
Germany's breathtaking style of play endeared them to fans all over the world, but, perhaps understandingly, there has been a big drop off since they become world champions for a fourth time in July.
And even a 4-0 victory against minnows Gibraltar on Friday did not leave Low happy.
Low felt Germany should have scored several more goals and wants one last effort from his players in their final match of the year.
That leaves Low - who rejected the notion that a win on Tuesday could be payback for Spain's wins over Germany at Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, in the final and last four respectively - with a depleted squad to choose from.
"We want to show again, at the end of the year, what is in us, and if possible, win," Low told the German Football Federation's website.
"A rematch for any games that [in] 2008 or 2010 [we] lost are gone. It does not matter.
"We don't have some players there, and the [same with] the Spaniards.
"Therefore it is a game under other conditions."
A 2-1 Euro 2016 qualifier defeat in Slovakia last month was concerning, but Vicente del Bosque's men had no problems in a 3-0 win over Belarus on Saturday.
