Ex-midfielder of Germany Michael Ballack estimated the team's prospects for the 2018 World Cup.
Germany comes to the World Cup as the current champion and one of the favorites of the tournament.
"I think we have good chances, as usual," said Ballack Goal.
"We are the current champions.
We lost a lot of important players in the last four years, some of them were team leaders. But still this team has enough high-quality players to not only replace them, but also meet expectations, cope with pressure. I think we have a balanced team with an experienced coach ".
"Germany is always waiting for a lot. Germany is always Germany. The team is ready for the expectations of ".
The Germans at the World Championships will play in the same group as Mexico, Sweden and South Korea.