- Title: Norway, Germany prepare for World Cup qualifier
- Date: 3rd September 2017
- Summary: VARIOUS OF GERMANY COACH JOACHIM LOEW ARRIVING PHOTOGRAPHER (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY COACH, JOACHIM LOEW, SAYING: "I don't think I'm giving too much away if I say that Ter Stegen will be in goal tomorrow from the beginning. I am definitely planning for Julian Draxler to play from the beginning because he made a very good impression in training. With a few others we'll have to wait and see. Sami did an individual training session yesterday and we'll have to see how he is later in the final training session, see whether he is fully resilient. So there are still a few question marks." JOURNALISTS' HANDS PLAYER SAMI KHEDIRA ARRIVING JOURNALISTS KHEDIRA LISTENING TO QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY PLAYER, SAMI KHEDIRA, SAYING: "Personally I feel good, yesterday I did am individual stress test on the training pitch and today I'll take part in the final training as normal. I hope and think my knee is fully recovered. For me it's a special match, especially because it's here in Stuttgart. I haven't been in the stadium here since 2010 and haven't had the opportunity to play here, so I hope I'll get the chance to play and prove myself tomorrow in my old stomping ground, so I think it will be a very emotional match." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 17th September 2017 15:58
- Keywords: World Cup qualifier Germany Norway Joachim Loew Sami Khedira Lars Lagerback Harvard Nordveit
- Location: STUTTGART, GERMANY
- City: STUTTGART, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0036X1K3LR
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- Story Text: Norway were on the training pitch in Stuttgart on Sunday (September 3) ahead of their World Cup qualifying round match against Germany on Monday (September 4).
Coach Lars Lagerbeck said he expected Germany to have more possession, but his team would be using a simple attacking strategy to try and counter Germany.
The hosts are top of Group C and will be hoping to maintain their perfect record after seven games in World Cup qualifying. If they beat Norway they could wrap up qualification so long as Ireland fail to beat the Czech Republic on the same day. The group winners qualify directly for Russia 2018 while the eight best second-placed teams in the nine groups go into a playoff round.
German coach Joachim Loew said some question marks remained over his final selection, including over midfielder Sami Khedira, who missed the team's last match against Czech Republic on Friday (September 1) due to a knee injury. The Juventus player was not part of Germany's Confederations Cup-winning team in July, having been rested by Loew ahead of the World Cup.
Khedira said he felt recovered and hoped he would get chance to play in Stuttgart, where he began his career. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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