SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Despite five players booked coach Joachim Loew says Germany will go into Wednesday's final Group D match fighting

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  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Despite five players booked coach Joachim Loew says Germany will go into Wednesday's final Group D match fighting
  • Date: 18th June 2010
  • Summary: ERASMIA, NEAR PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 19, 2010) (REUTERS) GERMAN COACH JOACHIM LOEW AT NEWS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF LOEW SPEAKING LOEW SPEAKING AT PODIUM WITH WORLD CUP BALLS ON THEM JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN COACH JOACHIM LOEW SAYING: "In the second half I saw a team with fewer men, who had the courage to pose problems for the other team. And if we have had scored a goal, which would have been possible, because Lukas Podolksi really had two or three big chances. I also believe that we were over 60, 70 minutes the better team without doubt. And then the dismissed penalty. I think if had gained one point, the assessment of this match would have been completely different." LOEW SPEAKING, VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHER (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN COACH JOACHIM LOEW SAYING: "Concerning Badstuber I think that he made some mistakes yesterday. But when it comes to the goal, I saw a chain reaction and maybe Badstuber could have had a better position in that situation, that is clear. But the goal was not only his fault, there where several situations that led to this final score." LOEW IN CAMERA VIEWFINDER NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN COACH JOACHIM LOEW SAYING: "We have some players, that go into the next game with yellow cards. But I won't tell these Players to back off in the next game in one-on-one-situations. Because the next game is very important. I think a good one-on-one-performance is necessary and in soccer you always have body-contact. Nevertheless, some of our fouls yesterday could have been avoided." JOURNALISTS GERMAN CAPTAIN PHILIPP LAHM AT NEWS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF LAHM SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (German) CAPTAIN OF THE GERMAN TEAM, PHILIPP LAHM SAYING: "We have to stick to the game like we played at the beginning of the second half where we had quick passes like against Australia and created many chances. That's for sure the aim for the match against Ghana. I am not worried about that, because the team has showed that it's always able to create chances and played a very creative football." NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (German) CAPTAIN OF THE GERMAN TEAM, PHILIPP LAHM SAYING: "I am convinced that the fans are behind us, they support our team. And therefore we will make it to the next round, I am very sure about that." LAHM IN NEWS CONFERENCE DFB-LOGO WITH BACKFOCUS
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVABBAXLGO9PK5AWPIHKYK7WL3BO
  • Story Text: Despite having five players booked, and being without suspended striker Miroslav Klose, Loew said Germany would go into Wednesday's final Group D match fighting, coach Joachim Loew said on Saturday.
    "We have some players, that go into the next game with yellow cards. But I won't tell these Players to back off in the next game in one-on-one-situations. Because the next game is very important. I think a good one-on-one-performance is necessary and in soccer you always have body-contact. Nevertheless, some of our fouls yesterday could have been avoided," Loew said.
    Loew said there would absolutely not be a soft approach. One-on-one is elementary in the game and he would not warn any of our players to take it easier.
    If booked against Ghana, captain Philipp Lahm, Cacau, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira would miss the second round if Germany progress, causing problems for Loew.
    Klose, sent off for a second yellow card in their surprise 1-0 defeat by Serbia on Friday, is suspended for that game.
    Loew will travel to Rustenburg later on Saturday to watch Ghana, who have three points after their 1-0 win over Serbia, play Australia in their second group match. Germany and Serbia are also on three points having already played two games.
    Lahm was certain Germany would advance and demanded fewer mistakes from his players to avoid further bookings.
    "I am convinced that the fans are behind us, they support our team. And therefore we will make it to the next round, I am very sure about that."
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