Germans going for goals

For Sami Khedira, it is a question of quantity, not even qualification.

As Germany aim for the three points that will secure a place at the 2014 World Cup, the Real Madrid midfielder merely spoke of how the side “want to score many goals”, to the point of almost entirely dismissing Ireland. Khedira even appeared to indicate Noel King’s side could consider it a positive to just score, while praising the traditional qualities of the visitors.

That utter confidence is perhaps no surprise given Germany’s 6-1 win in Dublin remains their biggest in this campaign, despite playing all four matches against the Faroes and Kazakhstan. “I have tremendously positive memories,” Khedira said of the October result.