SOUTH AFRICA: SOCCER/FOOTBALL - WORLD CUP 2010: Germany prepare for Argentina quarter-final match

Record ID: 452600

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: SOCCER/FOOTBALL - WORLD CUP 2010: Germany prepare for Argentina quarter-final match
  • Date: 3rd July 2010
  • Summary: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 2, 2010) (REUTERS) GREENPOINT STADIUM, TILT TO GERMAN TEAM COMING ONTO THE FIELD TO TRAIN TWO PEOPLE WATCHING TRAINING IN STADIUM LUKAS PODOLSKI (WEARING YELLOW BOOTS AND SHORT SOCKS) WARMING UP WITH TEAMMATES COACH JOACHIM LOEW AND MESUT OEZIL FORWARD CACAU JOGGING PHOTOGRAPHERS CACAU STRETCHING NEXT TO COACH LOEW GERMAN TEAM WARMING UP COACHING TEAM MEMBERS ON SIDELINE VARIOUS OF GERMAN TEAM WARMING UP TWO POLICE PEOPLE ON SIDELINES GERMAN TEAM STRETCHING SIGN READING "NO ACCESS TO PITCH" MIROSLAV KLOSE TRAINING VARIOUS OF GERMAN TEAM KLOSE COACH LOEW AND COACHING TEAM MEMBER GOALKEEPER TRAINING STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER TEAM WALKING ON PITCH PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERA CREWS VARIOUS OF TEAM IN A HUDDLE ON FIELD
  • Embargoed: 18th July 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa, South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA3FI03WOJYQFRIU2KFL66RUCOH
  • Story Text: Podolski and Oezil likely to be fit but Cacau is doubtful for Germany's World Cup quarter-final against Argentina.
    Germany's Lukas Podolski and Mesut Oezil look fit to play in their World Cup quarter-final match against Argentina at Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday (July 3).
    Germany's coach, Joachim Loew said earlier on Friday (July 2) that Podolski, who has a muscular injury, would undergo a thorough fitness test in Friday's pre-match training. He has to pass the test to be declared healthy to play.
    Forward Cacau is a doubtful starter. He missed the previous two training sessions, even though he was working out on Friday.
    A war of words has erupted ahead of the match with Germany's players accusing the Argentines of lacking respect and Diego Maradona talking of revenge for an unsavoury defeat on penalties at the same stage of the 2006 World Cup.
    Miroslav Klose, Germany's goal-hungry striker, will play his 100th game for his country on Saturday. He has scored 50 goals in the 99 matches he has played for Germany.
    Saturday's clash should be a hotly contested affair - Argentina and Germany have arguably played the tournament's most exciting football thus far.
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