SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Germany prepare to face Spain in World Cup semi-final

Record ID: 454515

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Germany prepare to face Spain in World Cup semi-final
  • Date: 6th July 2010
  • Summary: ATTERIDGEVILLE, NEAR PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 5, 2010) (REUTERS) TEAM IN CIRCLE AT SUPER STADIUM, ATTERIDGEVILLE COACH JOACHIM LOEW SPEAKING TO PLAYERS WIDE OF STADIUM PHOTOGRAPHER PLAYERS WITH BALL MIDFIELDER TONI KROOS DRINKING - POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT FOR SAMI KHEDIRA IF HE FAILS TO RECOVER FROM INJURY COACH JOACHIM LOEW JUGGLING WITH A BALL NEXT TO ASSISTANT TRAINER HANSI FLICK PLAYERS RUNNING TONI KROOS, LUKAS PODOLSKI AND MESUT OEZIL AND OTHERS RUNNING JOACHIM LOEW WITH BALL STRIKER THOMAS MUELLER AND OTHERS WARMING UP CAPTAIN PHILIPP LAHM AND STRIKER CACAU WARMING UP GOALKEEPER MANUEL NEUER TRAINING JOACHIM LOEW WITH BALL MIDFIELDER BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER AND DEFENDER DENNIS AOGO WARMING UP PRESS ON THE SIDELINES CACAU WITH BALL STRIKER LUKAS PODOLSKI WITH BALL WIDE OF STADIUM MESUT OEZIL WITH BALL CAMERA PAN AROUND STADIUM TONI KROOS WITH BALL MIROSLAV KLOSE WITH BALL JOACHIM LOEW WATCHING HIS TEAM
  • Embargoed: 21st July 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA6MTQ36II36Z94PWEXO7RW1LFO
  • Story Text: Coach Joachim Loew led Germany's World Cup through a training session near Pretoria, South Africa on Monday (July 5) as they prepared for their semi-final encounter with Spain in Durban on Wednesday (July 7).
    Loew's side face the European champions hoping to improve on their 2006 World Cup exit to Italy at the same stage when they hosted the tournament and a defeat by the Spaniards in the Euro 2008 final in Vienna.
    The Germans were outclassed in the European Championship final two years ago but Loew has selected the youngest German World Cup squad since 1934 and has managed to build a side out of exciting new talent like Thomas Mueller and Mesut Ozil and old hands Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski.
    Germany's team have demolished international giants England and Argentina with a blend of quick passing, movement off the ball and devastating counter-attacking.
    Loew's injury worries after their 4-0 quarter-final win over Argentina include midfielder Sami Khedira, who was substituted after 77 minutes of that match with a thigh problem, and striker Cacau. Toni Kroos is one possibility to repace Khedira if he should fail to recover.
    One player definitely not available for selection will be Thomas Mueller who faces a one-match suspension after receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the Argentina match.
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