People are going to watch and see who among the two teams are going out of the tournament. Sweden is feeling the pressure playing against the host nation who will be going in hordes shouting and cheering like barbarians raising the hearts of their country to unmatched proportions.
The hardest team to go up against is the team who has the 12th man by their side — German Fans.
The odds are against Sweden who is facing the leading goal scorer in the tournament — Miroslav Klose, the goalie who replaced the greatest goalie in 2002 — Jens Lehmann, the coach who revolutionized and changed the way the traditional Germans play the game — Jurgen Klinsmann, and winning all three matches — 9 points, etc…
Germany is cocky and bold going into the tournament, confident they cannot be beaten. History is on the side of the host nation when they beat Sweden in the last World Cup held in their soil.
With the favorites enjoying all signs; still, Sweden is no pushover and will prove they can rise above all odds and tame the German nation.
Sweden’s Lagerback has this to say: “It’s a little advantage for the German team to be playing at home but the players can handle it, We have to leave the spectators aside and concentrate on our own match. If we play as we did against England then I will be satisfied. I can’t see any German weak links but my team is looking good.”
Michael’s words are bold and confident: “Sweden are our first really tough opponent. We have to step up a level in this game, ” he describes the Swedes as “very robust, physical, fast and difficult to work out. We are not afraid of anyone.”
The game is almost on it’s way and let’s see the upcoming dog fight.
Below is the lineup for each teams:
Germany: 1. LEHMANN Jens, 3. FRIEDRICH Arne, 7. SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian, 8. FRINGS Torsten, 11. KLOSE Miroslav, 13. BALLACK Michael (C), 16. LAHM Philipp, 17. MERTESACKER Per, 19. SCHNEIDER Bernd, 20. PODOLSKI Lukas, 21. METZELDER Christoph
Sweden: 1. ISAKSSON Andreas, (C)3. MELLBERG Olof, 4. LUCIC Teddy, 5. EDMAN Erik, 6. LINDEROTH Tobias, 7. ALEXANDERSSON Niclas, 9. LJUNGBERG Fredrik, 10. IBRAHIMOVIC Zlatan, 11. LARSSON Henrik, 16. KALLSTROM Kim, 18. JONSON Mattias
Forecast: Germany 2 – Sweden 1
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