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The situation is somewhat disastrous for German coach Joachim Löw as he’ll be without 4 key players. Striker Lukas Podolski, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and defenders Philipp Lahm and Per Mertesacker won’t face France due to injury. In addition to these big blows, Löw has lost Sven Bender. The player suffered a terrible bruise to his face last weekend.

Meanwhile, Lars Bender and Mario Gomez may play the entire match as Sami Khedira and Miroslav Klose are doubtful. Monchengladbach’s Marco Reus, who will be under the spotlight, could be used as a right winger.

Thankfully for the Germans, France won’t be at full force either. Real Madrid’s in-form striker Karim Benzema has joined the likes of Lassana Diarra, Abou Diaby, Younes Kaboul and Loic Remy on the injury list. However, German Bundesliga star Ribery will be present around Yohan Cabaye and Alou Diarra.

Form

It must be noted that France are on a great run. Laurent Blanc’s men have not stumbled against defeat in the past 18 months. They defend a record of 17 matches unbeaten under Raymond Domenech’s successor. Are there even better days ahead for Les Bleus who crashed out from Euro 2008 in Round 1?

In any case, the Germans want to maintain their youth philosophy (which worked quite well at the 2010 FIFA World Cup) so France should watch out for a tense friendly match in Bremen. Germany are arguably the most dangerous side in world football at the moment and every game is an opportunity for them to increase the momentum within the squad. How would they do this against Laurent Blanc’s flying French boys?

Well, the best thing coach Joachim Löw can do is to use this much publicized international friendly to develop new faces. These kind of big matches sometimes open the door for first-capped players to captivate the world’s attention.

Germany and France’s head-to-head

Germany’s last 5 international matches

September 6, 2011: Poland 2-2 Germany
October 7, 2011: Turkey 1-3 Germany
October 11, 2011: Germany 3-1 Belgium
November 11, 2011: Ukraine 3-3 Germany
November 15, 2011: Germany 3-0 Netherlands

France’s last 5 international matches

September 6, 2011: Romania 0-0 France
October 7, 2011: France 3-0 Albania
October 11, 2011: France 1-1 Bosnia
November 11, 2011: France 1-0 United States
November 15, 2011: France 0-0 Belgium

Germany and France’s previous meetings

February 27, 2001: France 1-0 Germany
November 15, 2003: Germany 0-3 France
November 12, 2005: France 0-0 Germany

Winner

France’s mentality is too strong and it may require too much strength from Germany to spoil Les Bleus’ 18-month unbeaten record. However, if the French appear difficult to break during the game, Joachim Low might feel that it’s only a friendly match after all. Hence, he may ask his injury-stricken team to focus on performance targets more than on the final result.

Prediction: France 1-1 Germany
 

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