Großbritannien


Jonathan Wilson`s Vorbericht zu Russland gegen Deutschland:

Still, Hiddink is probably equipped to counter that, and then there is [West] Germany's past record against Russia and the USSR, which shows they have never lost to them in a competitive match.

It is hard to believe, though, that Russia have ever faced them at quite such a high ebb, or when Germany have been so ordinary.

Guardian

Man merkt Jonathan Wilson`s Spielbericht zu Russland gegen Deutschland an, dass er vor dem Spiel mit einem Sieg der russischen Mannschaft gerechnet hat und eigentlich einen Artikel über den Niedergang des deutschen Fußballs schreiben wollte...

German fans seem to have accepted the reality of their new position in the world hierarchy. Although a poll in Kicker this week showed 38.9% of fans expected Germany to become the first away side ever to win a World Cup qualifier in Russia yesterday, in June 2006 a similar survey showed only 18 per cent believed Germany could win the World Cup they were about to stage. In the eighties such polls regularly showed around four times that amount expected West German success in major tournaments. (...). It is (...) indicative of a – relative –decline in the quality of German football.

Guardian

Ein weiterer Spielbericht von Jonathan Wilson:

There was a sense, yet again, of Germany progressing almost despite themselves. They were distinctly second best after half-time.

Times Online

Paul Wilson schreibt, dass England im Augenblick nicht über herausragende Torhüter verfügt, andere Länder (u.a. Deutschland) aber das gleiche Problem hätten.

Guardian

Patrick Barclay ist begeistert von Mesut Özil:

look to Mesut Özil for the clever touches that can win a match. On Saturday, he unselfishly set up Miroslav Klose in Moscow and not until Thursday does he celebrate his 21st birthday.

England were introduced to him when Germany won the European Under-21 Championship final this summer. James Milner will be in no hurry to renew Özil`s acquaintance.

Times Online

Stanley Croyances zum Spiel Russland gegen Deutschland:

Tactically, Loew did what was required, however he should have taken Boateng off at half time, after Arshavin skinned him, his confidence was sapped and he made elementary mistakes, and it was inevitable that he would be drawn into a second yellow card.

footbo.com

Die Top Ten der "Drama Queens" im Fußball (mit Robben, Cr.Ronaldo & Co)

sport.co.uk

Berti Vogts glaubt, Mario Gomez könnte von Kenny Miller lernen wie man mit Druck umgeht:

"At a big team you are always under pressure. Kenny is fantastic at being able to handle that because of his mental strength but Gomez needs to show he can also cope."

Daily Record


Nigeria


Enttäuschung in Nigeria nach dem Ausscheiden bei der U-20 WM gegen Deutschland:

Poor finishing in front of goal, lousy defending and tactical blunders on the part of coach Samson Siasia were characteristics of the Flying Eagles in their 3-2 loss to a ten-man German team last night in Suez at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup.

next.com


Österreich


Dabei hatten die Bayern im Sommer 2008 hart zu kämpfen, um den jungen Austrianer [David Alaba] von der Stronach-Akademie in Hollabrunn loszueisen. Zwei Mal hat er das Angebot abgelehnt. "Ich hab' die Bayern gehasst. Die sind immer mit dem feinsten Trainingszwirn und dem schönsten Bus zu den Nachwuchsturnieren gekommen und haben sich feiern lassen."

Doch seine Meinung über den FC Hollywood hat der Linksfuß längst geändert.

Kurier


Russland


Eine in Moskau lebende amerikanische Journalistin berichtet vom Spiel Deutschland gegen Russland:

The best part of the match, though, was the fact that Volkswagen(which is German for "the people`s wagen" and is perhaps the most German of German companies) was the official sponsor of the Russian national team. The slogan? "For Russia, with all our souls."

The Moscow Diaries


USA


Gabriele Marcotti: Without the intervention of immigration and politics, just five current starters would have qualified for the old West Germany.

Wall Street Journal