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Germany will fight against the Three Lion, England today at Free state stadium. Germany’s striker Cacau who scored 1 goal so far in the tournament, will miss the match against England due to muscle strain. Miroslav Klose is set to replace Cacau after he was suspended for last match.

Meanwhile, England’s coach chose top 5 penalty takers, in case they have to move to penalties. the 5 are Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Gareth Barry and James Milner with an average penalty score rate of more than 80%. England’s forward Jermain Defoe is confident to defeat Germany in 90 minutes.

Both the sides are fired up and confident of removing the first major obstacle on their way to glory, epressing delight at locking horns so early in the knockout stages. However, both Germany coach Joachim Low and his English counterpart Capello face potential selection difficulties. Bastian Schweinsteiger, a revelation so far in front of the Germany back four, is highly doubtful for today’s with injury, as is full back Jerome Boateng. Striker Cacau is out after tearing a stomach muscle in training, but Miroslav Klose returns from suspension. For England, the out of form Wayne Rooney is carrying a knock on the ankle, as are his fellow players Aaron Lennon and Michael Carrick.

The match starts at 16:00 (South African time)