The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Friday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Germany and Gibraltar. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Germany head coach Joachim Low (via UEFA): "We expect Gibraltar to play very defensively. Hence, we will not field too many defensive players ourselves. Gibraltar were only 1-0 behind against Poland at halftime, so they do have decent defensive organization. But if my team plays as I expect, then we will score a couple of goals; however, our style of play is more important than the margin of victory."
Gibraltar goalkeeper Jordan Perez (via FIFA): "Anything below seven goals [conceded] and I'll be satisfied as then we can say that we're better than Brazil, [who were routed 7-1 by Germany at the World Cup]."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Germany's Toni Kroos has been masterful in the defensive midfield with Real Madrid. In 11 appearances, the 24-year-old has six assists and is averaging two key passes. He'll look to pull similar strings in Nuremberg this afternoon.
Germany's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Durm, Boateng, Mustafi, Rudy; Bender, Kroos; Podolski, Gotze, Bellarabi; Muller
Gibraltar's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Perez; Chipolina, Santos, Wiseman, garcia; Guilling, Perez, Payas, Walker, Casciaro; Casciaro
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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