Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Germany and Argentina. The match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Espirit Arena in Prague and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
Germany head coach Joachim Low had this to offer ahead of today's encounter (via the Guardian): "There are new goals and new demands for us. Now, our next goal is the European Championship in 2016, to qualify and be in the final in Paris."
"The players had a short holiday and have to find their form," he added. "Some have light physical problems. There were only five weeks between the final and the start of the Bundesliga. The World Cup was a strength-sapping exercise. It will take a few months for the players to recover their levels."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Argentina's Angel Di Maria became the most-expensive British transfer in history, moving from Real Madrid to Manchester United this summer. The 26-year-old made his debut on Saturday, completing three take-ons and providing one key pass in less than 45 minutes work. During the 2014 World Cup, Di Maria provided much of the same, finishing the tournament with higher averages in both categories (2.2 key passes and five take-ons).
Germany's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Durm, Ginter, Howedes, Rudiger; Kroos, Kramer; Reus, Gotze, Muller; Gomez
Argentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Romero; Rojo, Demichelis, Garay, Zabaleta; Maria, Mascherano, Gago; Lavezzi, Higuain, Aguero
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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