Germany take on Norther Ireland in their final group stage game tonight as they look to cement top spot.
Joachim Low’s side recorded a win over Ukraine and a scoreless draw with Poland in their opening two games.
Mesut Ozil started both encounters and played the full 90 minutes. The 27-year-old provided an assist for Germany’s second goal against Ukraine.
However, Liverpool’s Emre Can has failed to break into the starting line-up and is yet to feature in this summers competition. The 22-year-old is once again expected to start on the bench for the World Champions.
Besiktas’ striker Mario Gomez come on during the draw against Poland but was unable to make a meaningful impact.
Ozil is one of eight Germany born ethnic Turks in the tournament. Can is the other Germany international of Turkish origin while Turkey has six Germany born players.
Northern Ireland v Germany
Kick-Off: 17:00 (GMT)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Northern Ireland: McGovern; Hughes, Cathcart, McAuley, J. Evans; C. Evans, Norwood; Ward, Davis, Dallas; Washington.
Germany: Neuer, Howedes, Boateng, Hummels, Hector; Khedira, Kroos, Muller, Ozil, Draxler, Gotze
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