The 76-year-old notably presided over die Mannschaft's worst managerial record from 1998 to 2000, with the team crashing out in the group stages of Euro 2000.
However, Ribbeck claims Low cannot afford to fail with the talent at his disposal, and has laid down the gauntlet for the latter to finally deliver silverware at Brazil 2014.
Of course I envy Joachim Low, with his selection of players, he told Bild.
I think we are already better than Spain. In goal and the attacking department we are top, while the back four certainly have room for improvement.
In the cursed Confederations Cup of 1999, when Germany were forced to field a reserve team due to sports policy reasons, I could hardly defend myself, because the selection was not as big as today's.
I think I could be successful with the squad at Low's disposal. With the current national team, it is not all that difficult.
Low's spell in charge has been characterised by a series of near misses, as his men could only finish second at Euro 2008 before coming third at the 2010 World Cup.
Germany were most recently ousted by Italy in the semi-finals of Euro 2012.
