A year before the football world Cup in Russia, the traditional dress rehearsal, the “FIFA confederations rises on the Cup”, in short: the Confed Cup. Other than world champion Germany, the other Teams have their Stars.
You can get the DFB-Eleven with the title?
It’s very unlikely. Germany coach Joachim Löw puts the unloved tournament on a perspective squad to captain Julian Draxler with only three world Champions, and is therefore more of an outsider. Many top stars such as Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos and Thomas Müller are injured or rested. “Over all, the world Cup,” said Löw. In addition, the team is decimated to the default of Leroy Sané (nose SURGERY) and Diego Demme (back).
Who is the favourite?
Especially the German group opponents Chile with Bayern Star Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sánchez. Also Portugal has a good chance on the title. The European champion to world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo comes with more than a dozen heroes of Paris. In group A Ronaldo and co. meet up on Gold Cup winners Mexico, hosts Russia and Oceania champion new Zealand. The two best come and play on the cross to the Final feed. The winner will then be at 2. July determined, if to 20 PM, in St. Petersburg, the endgame kicks off.
How to cut Germany yet?
At the Confed Cup 2005, the DFB-Eleven under coach Klinsmann (R.) and Co-Trainer Löw was third.
For the first participation in 1999, the then team Manager Erich Ribbeck was responsible for a “death squad,” as he called the tournament with his arg decimated squad – and failed in the preliminary round. In 2005, picked up national coach Jürgen Klinsmann and assistant Joachim Löw home place three and gave up with part of thrilling Games against Argentina or Brazil in a foretaste of the summer fairy tale 2006.
What are the Bundesliga legionaries are?
A Total Of Nine! Only Russia is playing without the League players. Portugal, in addition to Ronaldo on the Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro. DFB-opponents Australia comes with the future of Berlin’s Mathew Leckie and Mitch Langerak (VfB Stuttgart). Chile relies on Vidal and Leverkusen’s Charles Aránguiz, in the case of Cameroon Kaiserslautern’s Jacques Zoua plays. Mexico builds on Chicharito (Bayer Leverkusen) and Frankfurt’s Marco Fabián, new Zealand Stefan Marinovic is from the third League newcomers SpVgg Unterhaching in the gate.
Where will it be played?
The German team plays its opening and the third group game in the Fishing-Stadion (Olympic stadium) in Sochi, in the of 47,700 Fans fit. The duel with Chile will be held in the Kazan-Arena (44.779). In the Moscow Otkrytije Arena 43.298 people have a place in the Krestowski stadium of St. Petersburg 68.134.
jhr (sid, dpa)