World Waits on England v Germany

The absence of Michael Ballack due to injury has allowed Ozil to step up and be the catalyst for Germany's largely successful campaign.
While there have been questions raised over the player's consistency, Ozil claims he is in the right frame of mind for the biggest game of his career.
Ozil said in the Sunday Mirror: "I don't feel under pressure when I play. I play with freedom and therefore enjoy my football. Besides, there is no greater pressure than the pressure you put on yourself. I have a typical German mentality and I hate losing. If we were to go out and get beaten by England, while there is no shame in that, I wouldn't be happy."
"We are only focused on victory and have given no thought to losing the game. But we are a young side that are enjoying playing without pressure and that gives us an advantage over an England side who were strongly tipped to do well in the World Cup.
"Of course, I know about the rivalry between the two sides but maybe I'm too young to fully appreciate it. Nonetheless, it doesn't make me any less determined to go out and win. On their day England are a formidable nation and so far they have had an indifferent start to their World Cup campaign.

"But some teams have a habit of starting slow and growing in confidence as the tournament unfolds. It's amazing what a win can do for your confidence. But any results that have preceded this are irrelevant. It's how we perform over 90 minutes that counts, not about the achievements of past German sides and the results they have gained against England.
"This is a very different German side to those that have gone before us. We don't play to grind out results, we are a very offensive unit and bring more entertainment to the pitch."
Ozil says victory will almost certainly eclipse the emphatic 4-0 Under-21 victory he enjoyed over England last year in the European Championship final.
"Great achievements are built over an entire career and this is the biggest stage in the world and a victory will have more significance for me," he said. "I would settle for a similar result today, but my gut feeling is that this time it will be a lot closer."