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Austria vs. Germany: 2014 World Cup Qualifiers Preview

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Die Mannschaft side will take on Das Team in their second World Cup qualifying match as they look to get two wins in as many games.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Koller’s Austria will play Joachim Low’s 2012 European Championships' semi-finalists in the showdown World Cup qualification tie on Monday, September 11, at the Ernst Happel Stadion. The DFB-Eleven seem to be back on track
after thrashing the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Faroe-Islands-c2896 3-0 in their opening match.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 will be looking to edge past the Austrians in a convincing manner, but it will not be an easy fixture as the home team comprises of star studded Bundesliga players. Nine of the first-team players are regular starters for
their respective clubs in the German League.
Austria
Marcel Koller’s team has qualified for the World Cup seven times and made their Euro debut four years ago when they co-hosted the tournament along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016. Their record at the international stage is very poor as they have
failed to make any significant impact and did not progress through the group stages in Euro 2008.
Austria will kick-off their campaign against Die Mannschaft outfit as they did not have a match on Friday. The host nation have a good form at home soil but have been unable to avoid defeat when pitted against the top European
teams. Therefore, they will be regarded as the underdogs for the clash with their neighbours.
Germany
Die Nationalelf side are arguably considered among the top teams in Europe and they were impressive in the group of death at Euro 2010, but succumbed to the mighty Italians. Moreover, they were also the second best team in their
friendly game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 which they lost 3-1.
The national team will travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Austria-c2844 with the intention of coming back with maximum points and will try to rectify their finishing ability, as they spurned more than a couple open chances against the Faroes on Friday.
Germany face a tricky tie on Tuesday as they look to forget their Euro 2012 disappointment and the shock defeat to the White and Sky Blue outfit. They are touted to top their group with muse ease and the only close competitor to
them will be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015. German players have even vowed to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Team News
The home side has no serious injury concerns with only Bayern Munich star http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Alaba-c10416 to miss out due to a foot injury.
Mario Gomez is out with an ankle injury and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425 will claim his place back in the team after recovering from a hip injury at the expense
of Thomas Muller.
In defence, the line-up is expected to be the same even though, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miroslav-Klose-c26049 will lead the attack and will be supported by
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sami-Khedira-c32325.
Players to watch
Werder Bremen’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marko-Arnautovic-c24157 will be the main threat for the German side as he has netted nine goals for his nation.
Klose will have another opportunity to repay the faith shown in him by Low as Gomez is not in contention.
Prediction
The visitors will snatch another three points and will come out as winners. Bettor.com predicts a
2-0 triumph.

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