Nagelsmann eyes same German lineup against I. Coast after Curacao trouncing / Photo: © AFP
-
AI's hunger for power sparks US private gas plant boom
-
Farage vs Count Binface: What to know about UK snap poll
-
Memphis AI data center fuels pollution fight in Black neighborhood
-
Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
-
Ceuta leader wants migrant detention centre after influx
-
Return of displaced Syrian Kurds to hometown suspended after violence
-
Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 111
-
Swiatek races past Shnaider into Toronto semi-finals
-
Rain postponements wreck Montreal Masters schedule
-
Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China
-
Notts Forest owner Marinakis sues Palace over gun banner - reports
-
US judge ends graft case against India's Adani
-
Koech gets three-year ban, stripped of US 1,500m title
-
Anderson retires after 10 MLB seasons after 'too much pain'
-
Sensational Ingebrigtsen back with more European gold
-
Colombia in state of emergency as quake kills 111
-
'A scare': Brazil player leaps into tunnel in joy over goal
-
Britain's Amy Hunt wins European women's 100m gold
-
USA Swimming CFO Hilliard arrested for alleged theft
-
Trump order pushes for overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule
-
Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift
-
Global stocks mixed while oil prices jump on Hormuz
-
Ingebrigtsen delivers masterclass for seventh European athletics gold
-
Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating Kurdish militants
-
Colombia declares state of emergency after quake kills 111
-
'Dreams disappear' as Gaza students await evacuation to Italy
-
Golden relay double for Britain at Europeans as Marchand takes silver
-
Third European gold for Schilder in women's shot put
-
Barcelona's Araujo heads to Liverpool on loan
-
Golden relay double for Britain at Europeans as Marchand settles for silver
-
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins 30 years after rapper's death
-
US had hottest month on record in July
-
Russia bars only anti-war party from elections
-
Colombia quake leaves 69 dead, with more trapped under rubble
-
Boeing to divest tech ventures for stake in air-taxi startup
-
Bookmap Announces Partnership with Plus500 to Expand Futures Trading Access
-
Major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors, 18 confirmed dead
-
Barcelona turn down PSG offer for Torres
-
Brazil aircraft maker Embraer raises outlook after record revenue
-
Buildings collapse as major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors
-
Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70 percent of France
-
Meta releases new AI model as Zuckerberg lays out vision
-
Europe wary as gas stocks languish at lows while winter looms
-
OFunded Enters the Prop Trading Market With Broker-Backed Infrastructure From OFinancial Markets
-
Freedom Holding Corp. Reports 40% Increase in Quarterly Revenue to $732.5 Million
-
What next for beleaguered FIFA president Infantino?
-
Stocks mostly flat with focus on US inflation
-
Greece contains new wind-driven fire near Athens
-
UK radio broke rules in announcing king's death: watchdog
-
Massive shake-up of Hungary media after Orban's exit
Nagelsmann eyes same German lineup against I. Coast after Curacao trouncing
German coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday he sees no reason to change a lineup that hammered World Cup debutants Curacao last week for his side's second match against Ivory Coast.
The West African side is likely to pose a much stiffer test for Germany in their match at Toronto Stadium on Saturday, but Nagelsmann said he was confident about his team's readiness.
"There's no obvious reason to change anything," he told reporters, adding: "We will sleep on it and see if everybody wakes up fit and well tomorrow, and then we'll take a decision."
Nagelsmann came to the defence of Leroy Sane, whose performance against Curacao was questioned.
The criticism "was really not justified after that game."
"Some say he's not eager enough, but he really moved around a lot during that game," Nagelsmann said.
Nagelsmann, who took over the German national team in 2023, is looking to lead his country out of the World Cup group stage for the first time since the 2014 tournament in Brazil, which Germany won.
He said his team had to be ready for Ivory Coast's fitness, defence and speed.
"Their speed is one of their biggest strengths and that's what I think they do best," he told reporters, highlighting the French-born Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe.
"During the last game, he was everywhere," Nagelsmann said of Pepe.
"We took some measures and prepared accordingly so we can take away as much strength as possible. We will not always be successful because they are just too good," Nagelsmann said of the West African side.
The match will have particular significance for German defender Jonathan Tah, whose father was born in Ivory Coast.
"It's true that this is going to be something special," Tah told reporters ahead of Saturday's match.
Ivorian coach Emerse Fae said his side was heading into the match eyeing a win and top place in Group E.
"I don't think that it's just about saving face. That's not what we're about, and that will never be the case," Fae said.
"We're coming to beat them."
Asked what he was expecting from the Germans on Saturday, Fae said: "I'm hoping that they're going to let us win."
L.Janezki--BTB
