Germany captain Philipp Lahm has admitted he is still confident that Joachim Loew’s side can qualify for the second round of the World Cup despite their 1-0 defeat to Serbia on Friday.
“There is still something positive, we still have the chance to reach the next round,” the German skipper explained. “Now we have a ‘final’ against Ghana, but we’ll be well prepared for this and I’m sure we’ll cope with the setback. We also played well after the two yellows to Klose. We had our chances to score and that makes me optimistic.”
The Bayern Munich full-back was also critical of referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco, who issued seven yellow cards and one red during the match, and revealed he couldn’t understand why Klose was sent off.
“I did not expect that a performance from the referee could be like this,” Lahm added. “We didn’t expect that a player could get sent off after three fouls in midfield. The mood in our camp is not very good at the moment. But now the experienced players have to encourage the younger players. We are a team that can score. We are a team that can fight. So I’m still confident.”
Germany face Ghana in their final World Cup Group D match on Wednesday knowing that a win will secure their path into the second round.
Source: Goal.com