World Cup Germany vs Australia Preview

After years of qualifying, months of preparation, and weeks of training in anticipation for the World Cup - we can finally get to actually watch Germany vs Australia. Preview of the game follows below, in what should be a game that German and Australian people will be especially eager to follow. So check out our brief Australia vs Germany preview to find out just a bit more about these two countries.
On current form, it seems like Germany will be favourites - and it's a fact that Australia usually play better when they are slight underdogs, so it could be an explosive situation. Some of the meetings between these two nations over the last few seasons have been breathtaking, so watch out today!
World Cup Germany vs Australia Preview
Germany is known as a tournament team, and when the matches begin in South Africa, this team will come out fighting. Their job will be made much harder with the absence of their talismanic captain, Michael Ballack, who was injured during Chelsea's FA Cup final, but other stars will step up and try to fill his boots.
Australia exited the 2006 World Cup after a heart sinking goal by Francesco Totti but the Socceroos led by coach Pim Verbeek are far removed from the days of sulking and being practically non existant from the football map. Tim Cahill, Brett Emerton, and a duo of Australians playing their football for Turkish side Galatasaray will all be eager to bring further footballing exploits to the land down under.
Now that you've read the Germany v Australia preview, what's your prediction for today's game?