Bierhoff: Germany can win World Cup

January 3, 2010

Germany will be looking only to lift the 2010 World Cup trophy, according to the team’s general manager Oliver Bierhoff when the mega-event kicks off in South Africa next summer.

Bierhoff’s warning to rivals at the tournament comes after consistent performance’s by the national team, as they finished third at the last FIFA World Cup and second at UEFA Euro 2008.

And Bierhoff believes 2010 could be Germany’s year to win their first trophy since the 1996 European Championships.

“A nation like Germany has got to set its sights on winning the title when it goes into a World Cup,” he said. “Our minimum aim is always the quarter-finals, but the dream is obviously to become world champions. We got close to it in 2006 and 2008.”

A nation like Germany has got to set its sights on winning the title when it goes into a World Cup.

Nevertheless, Bierhoff does not believe Germany are among the favourites in South Africa.

“[There are] Brazil, Spain and also England under Fabio Capello, and then comes Germany,” he said. I see us on a level with Argentina and Italy, but I also think the Ivory Coast are very strong.”

Germany face Argentina in March in their final warm-up match before South Africa 2010.

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