The attacker claimed that Die Mannschaft will get the better of Poland if the two sides face each other in the quarter-final.
The Arsenal-bound striker has insisted that Die Mannschaft can beat Poland if the two teams meet in the quarter-final of the competition. There is a possibility that the Euro 2008 finalists may be drawn against the hosts in the
last eight fixture on June 22 at the PGE Arena in Gdansk.
Podolski, who was born in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 but emigrated with his family to West Germany at an early age, claimed that he is hopeful that the Polish national team wins their game against Czech Republic to qualify for the next stage but admitted
that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 will be the favourites if the two sides clash in the quarter-final.
The former FC Koln man insisted that he has his fingers crossed for Poland in the last Group A game and is confident that the team will secure a win considering the quality they have in their ranks. He labelled the team unlucky
for playing two draws in the opening two games but is confident that they will make a strong comeback.
“I will watch the Poland game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882 [Saturday] and have my fingers crossed for them, but if we play against them in the quarter-finals, they will lose,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
On the other hand, the attacker expressed his delight as he will play his 100th game in a Germany shirt on Sunday. The player admitted that he is proud to have played for Die Nationalelf and is confident that he will
improve in the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884.
“I feel very comfortable in the German team and I hope it will go on like this. I am very proud of myself but the statistics do not mean that much to me. In my career, I have other goals. I expect a lot from myself and will do
more offensively,” he concluded.
Podolski agreed a transfer to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 after his former team FC Koln were relegated from the Bundesliga in the season ended. The club finished in 17th place with only 30 points from the 34 games played.
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