Confederations Cup Became Warm-Up For Defending World Cup For Germany

News24xx.com - Germany's national football team will use of the event the Confederations Cup 2017 as a warm-up ahead of the World Cup 2018. Defending World Cup champion became the priorities of Germany.

Germany will perform at the Confederations Cup with the status as World Cup champion. Die Mannschaft joined in Group B alongside Cameroon, Chile, and Australia.

Facing of the Confederations Cup, Germany star players leaving. Instead, coach Joachim Loew is calling a lot of young players to fill in the Germany squad.

Still, the Confederations Cup remained important for Germany. The event will also be a warm-up for them before starting the mission to defend their title in next year World Cup.

"The main target is to win the World Cup again in 2018," said national team manager Oliver Bierhoff, Germany, as reported by the Soccerway.

"From a sporting point of view, this is an important tournament. Once you are here, you want to win and give a nice impression," his augment reserved the Confederations Cup.

Germany will begin its action at the Confederations Cup facing Australia on June 19.