Germany | VS
| Austria |
| Date/Time: | Sep 2, 2011, 6:45 pm(GMT) |
| Competition: | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying |
| Live/Repeat: | Live |
| Venue: | Veltins-Arena (Gelsenkirchen) |
Germany Takes on Austria in a Bid to Complete their Qualification for Euro 2012
With seven out of seven wins in Group A, Germany needs just one more win to qualify for Euro 2012.
Gomez was the hero in Vienna not too long ago.
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When Felix Magath pointed out that the Germany captain might have done so for the money, Lahm pointed out that the profits will go to his foundation for underprivileged children.
Joachim Loew spoke to his captain about the issue but clearly stated that Lahm will stay captain of the national side. Lahm is just one of the talented stars in Loew’s team. Loew rarely has a selection headache; however, his bench will be less talent-laden than usual due to a series of injuries.
Germany takes on Austria on Friday night. Austria is placed fourth in their group. Austria’s coach Dietmar Constantini called up Marko Arnautovic at the last minute following some good performances by the attacker for club side Werder Bremen.
Sven Bender picked up an injury while playing for Dortmund and turned down Loew’s invitation at the last minute. Prior to him, Mario Gomez also pulled out from the squad. The German played was injured in a mid-week clash against Zurich in the Champions League. He scored a hat-trick for Bayern in the Bundesliga despite playing with an injury.
Loew thus had only one out and out striker in his squad. He decided to call up experienced striker and Stuttgart captain Cacau to replace Gomez. Sami Khedira has not been called up due to injury. Another player who pulled out recently was Marco Reus. This is the third time that Reus has pulled out of the German squad with injury.
Juan Baumgartlinger, Christian Fuchs, Martin Harnik, Emmanuel Pogatetz and Erwin Hoffer will know the German squad members well as they all ply their trade in the Bundesliga. Fuchs has performed well for his new club, Schalke following a good season at Mainz.
The reverse fixture in Vienna ended in a 1-2 defeat for the Austrians. Mario Gomez opened the scoring on that occasion. An own goal from Arne Friedrich brought Austria on level terms before Gomez scored in the final minute from a Philipp Lahm cross.
Ilkay Guendogan and Dennis Aogo have been left out of the squad this time. Due to Rene Adler’s injury, one of the finest keepers in the Bundesliga, Ron-Robert Zieler of Hanover has been called up.
According to their coach, Austria will use a counter-attacking approach. Joachim Loew is not taking anything for granted though. He said:
“Yes, we have a big lead in the group and our position is very good, but we have not qualified yet for Poland and Ukraine.”
This is the squad for Germany:
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München), Tim Wiese (SV Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96).
Defenders: Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München), Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern München), Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (SV Werder Bremen), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Christian Träsch (VfL Wolfsburg).
Midfielders: Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), Toni Kroos (FC Bayern München), Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München), Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF), Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), André Schürrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München).
Forwards: Cacau (VfB Stuttgart), Miroslav Klose (S.S. Lazio).
This is the squad for Austria:
Goalkeepers: Christian Gratzei (SK Sturm Graz), Pascal Grünwald (FK Austria Wien), Helge Payer (SK Rapid Wien).
Defenders: Ekrem Dağ (Beşiktaş JK), Christopher Dibon (FC Admira Wacker Mödling), Aleksandar Dragović (FC Basel 1893), Christian Fuchs (FC Schalke 04), Florian Klein (FK Austria Wien), Manuel Ortlechner (FK Austria Wien), Emanuel Pogatetz (Hannover 96), Paul Scharner (West Bromwich Albion FC), Thomas Schrammel (SK Rapid Wien).
Midfielders: David Alaba (FC Bayern München), Julian Baumgartlinger (1. FSV Mainz 05), Jakob Jantscher (FC Salzburg), Zlatko Junuzović (FK Austria Wien), Stefan Kulovits (SK Rapid Wien), Daniel Royer (SV Ried), Manuel Weber (SK Sturm Graz).
Forwards: Martin Harnik (VfB Stuttgart), Erwin Hoffer (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marc Janko (FC Twente).
Prediction: Germany 3-0 Austria
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