Football. ua presents the announcement of a friendly match between the national teams of Germany and Spain.
The meeting of the two teams that won the last two world championships is, without a doubt, central to the list of friendly matches that can be a joy for lovers of beautiful high-class football.
Germany - Spain Friday, March 23, 21:45. Dusseldorf, ESPRIT Arena Germany have four wins at the mundials, Germany is ranked first in the FIFA rankings, but the current "fury rocha", which only once rose to the world top, certainly is not a gift for the most formidable opponents.
In Joachim Leva's team, five world champions can enter the field on Friday: Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Thomas Mueller, Mesut Ozil and Tony Kroos. Still outside the game, Manuel Neuer, but Mark Andre ter Stegen his game does not give cause for fans especially sad about the lack of a recent "number of the first".
Also, until they can not help the Bundestim Marco Royce and Mario Getze, whose goal brought Germany a victory at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Khulen Lopetegi decided to refuse (at least for now) from the services of Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro. However, in the team there is also a trio of newcomers: Dani Parejo, Marcos Alonso and Rodri. And again, for the first time since June 2016, as part of the Spanish team will be able to play Diego Costa.
Interesting facts - Germany played 22 games against Spain: 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.
- The last full-time meeting took place in the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup and ended with a victory of the Spaniards with a score of 1: 0.
- Unbeaten bundestime series is 21 match.
- Germany in the qualifying tournament World Cup 2018 won all 10 matches and set a record - 43 goals scored.
Tentative compositions Words by Joachim Low, coach of the German national team:.
"It will be a game in which both teams will try to show everything they are capable of. At the same time, no one is going to lay out all the trump cards on the table ahead of schedule. I think that if we meet with Spain at the World Cup, it will be a completely different game, and we will find than surprise the opponent ".
"Spain's top players represent Atletico, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ??and this team is a harmonious fusion of tough pressing Atletico, a counterattack of Real Madrid and possession of the ball of Barcelona. The team, combining all these qualities, can not but claim to win at mundiale ".
Diego Costa, forward of the Spanish team:.
"It is very important for me to be back in the team again, and I will do everything so that together we will rise as high as possible. I think at the World Championships our team will be doing well, but only if we all put our best in. It is very important to believe in yourself, and for this you have to win the best teams in the world. Such as Germany ".
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