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Dortmund 4 Kazakhstan 1 in freezing Franconia

Marco Reus continues his fine form on the international stage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Mark Lovell
Tue 26 Mar 23:28

Germany extended their lead at the top of World Cup Qualifying Group C with a routine 4-1 win against Kazakhstan in Nuremberg on Tuesday evening.

Joachim Loew made three enforced changes to the side that coasted to a 3-0 away win on Friday in Astana. Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Guendogan replaced the suspended Bastian Schweinsteiger in midfield. Jerome Boateng filled in for injured Schalke defender Benedikt Hoewedes, forming a 'Bayern block' at the back with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and captain...

Germans clock up the air miles to Kazakhstan in Central Asia

The boy wonder took centre stage once again. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Germany extended their lead at the top of World Cup Qualifying Group C with a comfortable 3-0 win in Kazakhstan on Friday evening - the very same scoreline achieved on their previous visit in 2010.

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Oktoberfest Premier League Round-Up

England captain Gerrard put Liverpool ahead but United hit back to take the points. Photo wikimedia/The Big 4-0
As millions of visitors descend on Munich for the world's most popular beer festival, Michael Mould makes sure football lovers get the latest from arguably the world's most popular football...

Not a whole lot of Löw for German displays

The German coach Löw with work to do. Photo wikimedia/soccer.ru
Despite being at the helm of one of the most talented and youthful squads in the world, German national coach Joachim Löw knows his side are nowhere near as fluid as he wants them to be. Germany...

Blatter bites back about German World Cup bid

FIFA president has plenty to ponder : Photo wikimedia/Marcello Casal Jr./ABr
Sepp Blatter has come out all guns blazing after German football officials put pressure on the President of world football's governing body (FIFA) to consider his position. In an interview with a...

Republic of Ireland - Germany 1-6

After a crushing victory over the Republic of Ireland, Germany remain comfortably on course to reach the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
The victory kept the three-time world champions at the top of...

Discontent summer piles pressure on Jogi's boys

All you need is Löw? Photo wikimedia/Steindy
The arrival of Oktoberfest means summer can finally be kissed goodbye, but for Jogi Löw's Germany the 2012 edition was not a good one. Germany went off to Euro 2012 with a whiff of a fourth European...

Hodgson's choice as England face minnows Moldova

Hodgson likely to revert back to the old guard. Photo wikimedia/football.ua
  England coach Roy Hodgson has refused to rule out pairing Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard together in midfield for England's World Cup qualifier in Moldova this Friday evening.

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Same procedure as every tournament

England's new manager Hodgson quickly dampened expectations : Photo wikimedia/football.ua
Quarter finals? Check. Painful penalty shoot-out defeat? Check. Look technically inferior to most other teams? Check again. All in all, England's showing at Euro 2012 went pretty much as expected....