Germany take on Finland in a first pre-World Cup friendly to shake off the cobwebs before the real competition gets under way next month.<\/p>\n
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Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s side skulks around the second tier of favorites for this year\u2019s tournament<\/a>. After consecutive group-stage exits at the previous two World Cups, Germany can no longer be considered in the same bracket as the likes of Argentina, Spain, France or England, nations that boast multiple runs to competition finals in recent years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In an attempt to rediscover that winning mentality which saw Germany perennially billed as a Turniermannschaft<\/em>\u2014a tournament team\u2014Nagelsmann has recalled<\/a> one of the veterans from the 2014 World Cup triumph, Manuel Neuer. Bayern Munich\u2019s 40-year-old goalkeeper promptly picked up a calf strain which will keep him out of Sunday\u2019s friendly in Mainz.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oliver Baumann shouldn\u2019t be too busy up against a Finland side which has failed to make it to the World Cup, finishing behind the Netherlands and Poland in its qualification group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nevertheless, it will be intriguing to see how Nagelsmann sets his outfielders up in his penultimate game before Germany<\/a>\u2019s World Cup begins with a tricky slate of group-stage fixtures against Cura\u00e7ao, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ecuador.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For those who simply can\u2019t wait for the World Cup<\/a> to kick off, there are ample options to tune in for Germany\u2019s friendly. Viewers in the U.S. can catch the action on Fox Sports<\/strong> and fuboTV<\/strong>, while Mexico\u2019s coverage is carried chiefly by Sky Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Canadian viewers can get their fix of international friendlies on DAZN<\/strong> but U.K. spectators will have to put their hand in their pocket for a preview of Germany\u2019s World Cup credentials. Amazon Prime<\/strong> are covering the fixture but it will cost a small fee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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