Preview Germany - Poland

Germany - Poland (Group B)
08.06.2008 20:45 - Stadion: Wörthersee Stadion (Klagenfurt)

Germany and Poland faced each other at the 2006 FIFA World Cup – when Poland Coach Beenhakker was coaching Trinidad & Tobago – as substitute Oliver Neuville scored the winner in added time to give the tournament hosts a 1-0 victory. Today in Klagenfurt Poland has the next chance to win against Germany, but Germany wants to continue their serial against Poland (in 15 games Germany never lost).

After the unimpressive friendly games against Serbia (2-1) and Belarus (2-2) the German team, coached by Jogi Löw, had a perfect scheduling and they are very optimistic and they have ambition to win the EURO a fourth time.

In scheduling Poland was outplayed by USA 0-3 and also versus Albania (1-0), Denmark (1-1) and Macedonia (1-1) the polish team couldn’t convince. Blaszczykowski received an injury and so Leo Beenhakker had to nominate Lukasz Piszczek.

Possible Linups:

Germany:
Lehmann - Lahm, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Jansen - Frings, Ballack - C. Fritz, Schweinsteiger - Klose, Podolski

Poland:
Boruc - Wasilewski, J. Bak, Mi. Zewlakow, Wawrzyniak - Lewandowski, Dudka - Lobodzinski, Krzynowek - Zurawski – Smolarek

Analysis:

Germany has an almost perfect statistic versus Poland. I believe this game will be very exciting like 2 years ago in Dortmund, but I think also in Klagenfurt Germany will get the better end.

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