Klose call for Ireland

The Republic of Ireland must contain the threat of a player who is being touted in some quarters as ‘‘the new Gerd Muller’’ if they are to keep their World Cup hopes alive on Wednesday.

Manager Mick McCarthy’s boys face on-fire Germany at the Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki knowing they cannot afford to lose their crucial Group E showdown following an opening 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Saturday.