Germany v Canada

Germany v Canada (Germany at 1.35 Globet - home win)

Both teams are playing weakened sides but you'd have to expect Germany to take this one. Their past encounter produced a 2-0 win for the Germans in Canda, and Germany need to produce a win after their disappointing 1-1 draw with Lithuania. This is the main preparation game for the big game v Scotland too. With the likes of Ballack, Jancker, Kahn out, you don't expect a classic Germany performance, but it's an opportunity for some of the fringe players to stake a claim for a place in a squad that's almost destine to qualify for Euro 2004. Canada have their best players out too - no Radzinski being the major blow!!

Probable teams:

Germany: Frank Rost; Arne Friedrich, Christian Woerns, Frank Baumann, Michael Hartmann; Bernd Schneider, Carsten Ramelow, Sebastian Kehl, Torsten Frings; Fredi Bobic, Oliver Neuville.

Canada: Pat Onstad; Richard Hastings, Martin Nash, Carl Fletcher, Paul Fenwick; Julian de Guzman, Nick Dasovic, Paul Stalteri, Daniel Imhof; Nikola Budalic, Jason Jordan.

Referee: Eric Poulat (France)

Any thoughts?

Germany should win no probs but a 2/9 it hardly seems worth it unless you stick it in a treble or accy.

1-0 Canada!

Does any1 know if germany have a full strenght team out against canada? Canada are 1-0 up after 30 mins. If the gerrys have a full strenght team out it will give me a bit of hope for the scots to beat them at hampden next week!

Also a player who plays in the SPL (with my team hearts) has scored. He is a defender but can play in attack, so if a defender playing in attack can score against the germans , so can the scottish strikers??????????

Germany goes on to win 4-1.

No I dont believe they had their full squad playing. Plus Germany is not a big scoring team anyway, they just dont give many chances to the other team.

Germany - Canada 4:1
Att.23 000
Ref:Poulat(FRA)

Scorers:0:1 McKenna(20.),1:1 Ramelow(41.),2:1 Freier(53.),3:1 Bobic(61.),4:1 Rau(90.)

Germany:Rost(46. Butt)-Friedrich(46. Hinkel),Worns,Baumann(59. Rehmer),Rau-Kehl,Ramelow(46. Freier),Frings-Schneider(75. Hartmann)-Bobic(69. Kuranyi),Lauth(46. Neuville)

Canada:Onstad-Fenwick,Nsaliwa(82. Fletcher),Pizzolitto,Hastings-Imhof,Stalteri,Dasovic,De Guzman-Nash(77. Canizales),McKenna