He was assistant coach when Italy knocked Germany out of its home World Cup at the same stage in 2006. Fellow midfielder Antonio Candreva is injured, and Claudio Marchisio, Marco Verratti and Riccardo Montolivo were all ruled out before the tournament, giving Italy coach Antonio Conte a major problem to solve. "We have to assume that the Italians will want to surprise us, that they'll do something with the starting formation we hadn't expected," the Germany coach said Friday. BORDEAUX, France (AP) " Germany coach Joachim Loew reckons Italy will try to catch his team out with an unexpected lineup when the two sides meet in their European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday. We have the potential to beat any team," Ozil said.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 01, 2016 21:33 UTC