A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.

I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.

Germany was the best team we played in this tournament. We played Germany, we played the Americans, we played Sweden. Overall, I feel Germany is more dominant. ... I'm saying Germany is the best team that I have ever played against.

Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs.

When you look at our programme for the next few weeks, you do not fancy a trip to the Oktoberfest.

At this tournament, it doesn't matter what your record is. Nothing matters. It's just that one game, and either you win or you lose. If you lose, you're done. We had to keep working hard. We knew we had it in us.