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Denmark v Germany preview - Danes hoping to cause an upset in Lviv
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2012 by Sky Sport

Denmark v Germany preview - Danes hoping to cause an upset in Lviv
Joachim Low: Has guided Germany to back-to-back victories at Euro 2012

With there still all to play for in Group B, Denmark and Germany head into the final round of fixtures looking for a win to carry them into the quarter-finals.

Germany are all but assured of a place in the last eight, with two impressive performances seeing them to back-to-back victories and the top of the group.

They require just a point to confirm their progress to the knockout stage, but they will be looking for three after establishing early momentum.

Joachim Low's side are much-fancied to go all of the way at Euro 2012 and a 2-1 victory over Holland in their last outing suggests they may be difficult to stop.

Germany must decide whether to stick with their tried and tested against Denmark, or shuffle their pack and offer game time to those on the fringes of their first-team plans.

They will have to make one enforced change, with Benedikt Howedes and Lars Bender in contention to replace the suspended Jerome Boateng.

"I know and we all know that this game is going to be incredibly difficult and I am not going to just rest players - you don't rest players in a game in which there so much at stake," Low said.

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