Ukraine have not won
any of their last five games against Germany
Mykhaylo Fomenko will
be looking to overturn recent form by leading Ukraine to victory against Germany
World Cup
winners Germany have arrived in France as one of the clear favourites for Euro
2016, but Joachim Low has seen his side struggle to match their form from
Brazil over their warm-up games.
Ukraine are always difficult opposition, but they will
be wary of assuming that the German beast has been tamed - Low's team always
take it up another gear when the competitive games roll around.
Ahead of Sunday's game, Sportsmail provides you with an all
you need to know guide for the clash.
VENUE
The third game on Sunday will take place at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.
Rechristened in 2013 to be named after the former Mayor of Lille and French
Prime Minister, the venue in Lille was first opened in 2012. It can seat 50,186
spectators for football matches, and has been given a four star rating by UEFA.
It was given a boost for construction after France were awarded the rights
to organise Euro 2016, and despite some delays due to legal issues it was
opened on schedule, in time for Lille's 2012-13 season. The Stade Pierre Mauroy
cost over £200million to construct.
WHERE CAN I WATCH IT ON TV?
The game will be
shown live on the BBC at 8pm. The match is likely to be presented by Gary
Lineker, and the BBC can call upon the expertise of retired German
international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann as part of their punditry team.
TEAM NEWS
Germany
Low's line-up is unlikely to be set in stone, with Mats Hummels facing a
late fitness test to discover whether he has recovered from a calf injury.
He could instead call upon Jonathan Tah, who replaced Antonio Rudiger in
the squad after the defender tore his anterior cruciate ligament on
Tuesday.
Probable line-up: Neuer; Howedes, Hummels, Boateng, Hector;
Kroos, Khedira; Müller, Ozil, Draxler; Gomez.
Ukraine
The only real question facing Ukraine coach Mykhaylo Fomenko is which of
his midfielders he should use in an attacking midfield role.
Fomenko will have to choose between Denys Garmash, Vktor Kovalenko, who has
been superb for Shakhtar recently, or Serhiy Sydorchuk, with the rest of his
line-up essentially set in stone.
Probable line-up: Pyatov; Fedetskiy, Khacheridi, Rakitskiy, Shevchuk; Stepanenko,
Garmash, Rotan; Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka; Zozulya.
Head-to-head
Games between Germany and Ukraine generally guarantee entertainment, with
the last two games between the sides producing 11 goals - with Germany scoring
seven and Ukraine hitting four.
However, Germany are unbeaten against Fomenko's side in their last five
encounters.
The two teams have also never met at a major international tournament,
despite both regularly qualifying for both the World Cup and European
Championship.
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