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Victory with experimental line-up pleases Socceroos coach Popovic

and we’ve continued in this camp. “We got the win in the end so hopefully we get another one on Tuesday and that will be the plan, experiment with more players but wanting the win. That hasn’t changed.” Popovic’s starting line-up featured a mix of experienced performers and fringe players plus international debutants Lucas Herrington and Deni Juric.

ner. “Winning’s always important and there’s no greater feeling than that,” said Popovic. “When you can debut players and try players in differ ent positions and still get the win, you’re get ting the best of both worlds. “It doesn’t always go that way, with what we did in October and November but there’s a process and plan in why we are doing that

AUSTRALIA coach Tony Popovic said he plans to continue experimenting with his line up ahead of the World Cup after the Socceroos ended a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in Sydney on Friday. Jordy Bos scored the only goal five min utes from time when he slipped into the pen alty area to steer the ball into the bottom cor

The Socceroos ’ most recent win had come against Canada before losses to the United States, Venezuela and Colombia threatened to rob the team of momentum heading into the June 11 to July 19 World Cup in North America. Ajdin Hrustic had a 70th minute penalty saved before the midfielder played a key role in Bos’ winner, sliding the ball into his team mate’s path from outside the area. Australia, who have been drawn to play the US, Paraguay and either Kosovo or Turkey at the World Cup, take on Curacao on Tuesday with Popovic keen to continue tinkering with his team. – Reuters

Germany’s Florian Wirtz (left) vies for the ball with Swiss defender Silvan Widmer during the international friendly matchat St.Jakob-Park in Basel yesterday. – AFPPIC

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Wirtz stars for Germany Liverpool forward scores twice, assists two in 4-3 win over Switzerland

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GERMANY forward Florian Wirtz scored two goals, including an 86th minute winner, and set up two more as his team twice came from a goal down to beat hosts Switzerland 4-3 in a friendly yesterday as both sides continued their preparations for the World Cup. The 22-year-old Wirtz put the visitors 3-2 up just past the hour with a stunning 18m curled effort and bagged the ߑ winner with another spectacular strike from the edge of the box in an entertaining game. Wirtz, who missed the 2022 World Cup through injury, has been struggling for form in his first sea son at Liverpool but yesterday played arguably his best game for the national team. “Well with four scorer points, most likely, yes,” Wirtz said. “We have a tight World Cup phase in front of us and we obviously want to reach the final and win the trophy but we all ߑ know it will be a very hard road until then.” As for the three goals conceded, Wirtz said it was part of the process of coming together as a team. “No concerns there because we have a very good team and a good defence,” he said. “I think you feel that we have not played together for some time and all three goals were a little bit avoidable. But it is about winning games and if you score more goals than the opponent then it’s alright.” In a pulsating first half, the hosts

struck against the ߑ run of play through Dan Ndoye in the 17th min ute following a defensive error by Nico Schlotterbeck before Germany’s Jonathan Tah levelled with a header. The Swiss, who are in World Cup Group B with Qatar, co-hosts Canada and a playoff spot winner, scored with their next effort on goal in the 41st minute when Breel Embolo caught the German defence napping but the visitors levelled again on the stroke of ߑ halftime cour tesy of Serge Gnabry’s chip from a superb Wirtz assist. Wirtz then took matters into his own hands, curling a stunning shot from the edge of the box into the top corner just past the hour. This time it was the hosts’ turn to level in the 79th minute when Joel Monteiro beat two defenders and drilled home before Wirtz silenced the home crowd with another curled effort from just outside the box that left keeper Gregor Kobel frozen on the ߑ spot. “We are used to such high-scor ing games against Germany and there are a lot of things we can learn from such a game,” said Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka. “Like the calmness of Germany under pressure and how they find solu tions and ways out, and obviously the quality they have. For us it was a very good test,” Xhaka said. Germany have been drawn in World Cup Group E with Ecuador, Curacao and Ivory Coast. – Reuters

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