RECIFE, June 26 — Germany coach Joachim Loew left Miroslav Klose on the bench as he made minor changes to his side for tomorrow’s top of the table Group G match against the United States.
Loew reshuffled his midfield, leaving Sami Khedira and Mario Goetze on the bench with veterans Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski back in the starting line-up.
Klose, who is hunting a record-setting 16th goal in World Cup competition, will start on the bench at Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
Jurgen Klinsmann, the German-born coach of the USA, also made only two changes for a match that could see both sides go through.
A draw would see both progress to the last 16 but a defeat for one of the teams and a win for either Ghana and Portugal in the other game would see the second place come down to goal difference.
Geoff Cameron has been left on the bench in favour of Omar Gonzalez, with Jermaine Jones coming in for Alejandro Bedoya in midfield.
Teams
United States
Tim Howard; Fabian Johnson, Omar Gonzalez, Matt Besler, DaMarcus Beasley; Jermaine Jones, Kyle Beckerman; Graham Zusi, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones; Clint Dempsey (capt)
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann (GER)
Germany
Manuel Neuer; Jerome Boateng, Per Mertesacker, Mats Hummels, Benedikt Hoewedes; Philipp Lahm (capt); Mesut Ozil, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, Lukas Podolski; Thomas Mueller
Coach: Joachim Loew (GER) — AFP
