Time for some entertaining football again
vs
Venue: FIFA World Cup Stadium (Westfalenstadion), Dortmund
Wednesday, 9 pm CET
Group standings:
Germany 3 +2
Ecuador 3 +2
Costa Rica 0 -2
Poland 0 -2
What the coaches say:
Jürgen Klinsmann: We know that it will be a very tough match. Poland will be doing their utmost to remain in the tournament. It’s the last chance saloon for them and this means that it’ll be one heck of a match. We will have to come out playing positive and aggressive football.
Pawel Janas: The points we failed to pick up against Ecuador will have to be made up for against Germany. We need at least a draw, otherwise we’ll be on the plane home.
Confirmed German lineup:
------------------- Lehmann ------------
Friedrich -- Mertesacker -- Metzelder -- Lahm
------------- Frings ------- Ballack --------------
Schneider ------------------------------Schweinsteiger
--------------------------------- Podolski ----------
------------ Klose ----------------------------
It's definitely going to be a special game for Klose and Podolski to play against their country of birth. So far the two teams have faced each other 14 times: 10 German victories, 4 draws.
Venue: FIFA World Cup Stadium (Westfalenstadion), Dortmund
Wednesday, 9 pm CET
Group standings:
Germany 3 +2
Ecuador 3 +2
Costa Rica 0 -2
Poland 0 -2
What the coaches say:
Jürgen Klinsmann: We know that it will be a very tough match. Poland will be doing their utmost to remain in the tournament. It’s the last chance saloon for them and this means that it’ll be one heck of a match. We will have to come out playing positive and aggressive football.
Pawel Janas: The points we failed to pick up against Ecuador will have to be made up for against Germany. We need at least a draw, otherwise we’ll be on the plane home.
Confirmed German lineup:
------------------- Lehmann ------------
Friedrich -- Mertesacker -- Metzelder -- Lahm
------------- Frings ------- Ballack --------------
Schneider ------------------------------Schweinsteiger
--------------------------------- Podolski ----------
------------ Klose ----------------------------
It's definitely going to be a special game for Klose and Podolski to play against their country of birth. So far the two teams have faced each other 14 times: 10 German victories, 4 draws.