€ Sport - Wed 07.Jul.
Respect for each other is enormous, the expectations in the home large, the player hot: to heap before the fight to qualify for the World Cup finals in Germany and Spain each other with praise. However, even against the European champions it for the DFB-team only one direction: forward aggressively.
The memories of 2008 are still fresh as a daisy.
0-1 defeated the German team at that time in European Championship finals of the best team in the tournament. A result that the course of the final match did not reflect real. Spain dominated in the final chapter of the continental tournament, his opponent at will, the DFB-Kicker ran the lightning-quick pass-couriers of the Iberians mostly behind astonishment.
"Germany's best team in the world"
2010, the story is different. It is the German team that hunts its opponents with a precise combination play on the court, with lightning-fast counter-attacking the defensive lift off its hinges and intrigued by magic the whole football world. And it will change even after the meeting of the two major football powers, nothing. "We will maintain our aggressive approach", Loew promised, because: "We're in the semis and then the target can only be to win the game."
no surprise that the Spaniard before the semi-final in Durban (Wednesday, 20:30 on the clock Live-Ticker for eurosport.yahoo.de) vehemently against it, to accept the role as favorite. 2008 or not. "That was long ago. Now, Germany is the best team in the World Cup," said Spain's keeper Iker Casillas. Even coach Vicente del Bosque agrees with the opinion of his number one: "Germany is currently the best team in the world."
not be blinded by euphoria
The ball is now so the DFB-team. This has driven the role of underdog in the games against England and Argentina well. Therefore, if one is not from the euphoria in the home nor the intoned by the international press to praise "The team" can not hide. "Spain is the top favorite World Cup," Loew stressed, so once again forcefully. "This is the nation that had in the past two or three years, the greatest consistency. It will never make it, the Spaniards completely to take from the game. They are given with the likes of Xavi or Iniesta too strong." Also on
midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger director, Franz Beckenbauer before the game had called Wednesday for "best player of the tournament," leaves no doubt that the reigning European champion was the first candidate for the world title. "For me, Spain is still the top team," says Munich. But: "We have seen in two games that we can also beat teams that are better on paper."
Who does the miller?
Particularly in the southern Europeans, not everything runs smoothly. In David Villa, who had to watch injured in the EURO final race, the European Championship heroes of 2008, but put the previously taken the safest player in this World Cup. However, it currently hooked on the Iberians calculated on the offensive. Top star Fernando Torres is completely out of shape. In addition to Villa, the einnetzte met five times, only Andres Iniesta. Germany on the other hand, it does have 13 goals so far.
Four of them go to the account of Müller. But of all the shooting stars of FC Bayern missing in the semi-hit. Wen bring Loew for the yellow-locked Müller is still open. The gate driving the 20-year-old could bring most of Stuttgart's Cacau, but Piotr Trochowski and Toni Kroos dares to Loew important team services. "Kroos, Cacau or Trochowski - one is replaced Müller tomorrow's decision but I will make yet .
Personnel must be the national coach, so do a few thoughts. However, it was the 50-year-old completed the training with the complete Executive dispute. In the lab at the site of the Northlands Primary School were after a rest day before the ailing Khedira Friedrich and back again.
displeasure with Lahm comments
for criticism from the DFB-erupted, however, the leadership provided by Philipp Lahm Captain's debate just before the preparation for the showdown in Durban. In an interview, the captain made it clear that he would not give up the post of captain after the World Cup itself readily to the "alpha wolf" Michael Ballack. "Why would I do that?" Asked the backs provocative. Team manager Oliver Bierhoff immediately criticized the remarks as Lahm from the time her "unfortunate".
Ever want to hide the cross fire off the pitch on Wednesday night. It is after all a World Cup final - it would be the eighth for a German national team. Both teams are hot on the final in Johannesburg. "Of course Germany has an excellent team, but they are not unbeatable," said Spain midfielder Iniesta Ass. And announced that Gerard Pique: "So close to the finish, we do not allow us to slam the door in his face."
On the German side you bet on the momentum that has taken the young team from the two games before. "If we get what we can, we win it," says Özil. The preliminaries to the question who it was in the lead do not care anyway, "said Lukas Podolski. "Who is the favorite, I do not care We do the final -. And then some more." The
expected:
Germany: Neuer - Lahm, Mertesacker, Friedrich, Boateng - Khedira, Schweinsteiger - Trochowski, Özil, Podolski - Klose.
Spain: Casillas - Ramos, Piqué, Puyol, Capdevila - Busquets - Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Villa - Torre.
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary).
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