Team News
France’s Raphael Varane had to pull out of the squad due to injury. He was replaced by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa of Newcastle. Germany has had a whole host of withdrawals due to injury. Miroslav Klose’s injury against Genoa when playing for Lazio saw him ruled out for two months. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marco Reus, Mario Götze and Marcel Schmelzer have all pulled out. Sven Bender has been called in to the squad to replace Schweinsteiger.
Analysis
France has produced a couple of fantastic players in the last couple of years. The national team is currently developing. One player from the French side who knows German football only too well is Franck Ribery. He could be the one to decide the match if he plays. Germany has not fared too well in their friendlies recently. Joachim Löw will be looking to try new things to fix the small problems in his side ahead of the World Cup in 2014. The public in Germany no longer look at Löw the way they used prior to the Euros. Löw knows that his side must crown their development with a trophy soon.
Previous Meetings
Germany 1-2 France (29th February 2012, International Friendly)
France 0-0 Germany (12th November 2005, International Friendly)
Germany 0-3 France (15th November 2003, International Friendly)
France 1-0 Germany (27th February 2001, International Friendly)
West Germany 2-0 France (25th June 1986, FIFA World Cup)
Previous Results
Italy 1-2 France (14th November 2012)
Spain 1-1 France (16th October 2012)
France 0-1 Japan (12th October 2012)
France 3-1 Belarus (11th September 2012)
Finland 0-1 France (7th September 2012)
Netherlands 0-0 Germany (14th November 2012)
Germany 4-4 Sweden (16th October 2012)
Ireland 1-6 Germany (12th October 2012)
Austria 1-2 Germany (11th September 2012)
Germany 3-0 Faroe Islands (7th September 2012)
Prediction
France 1-1 Germany
