Friday, 15th November, 2013
United States coach and Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann believes England need to reach at least the quarter-finals stage of the 2014 World Cup in order to prove that they are still a “powerhouse” in world football.
The Three Lions, who qualified for the World Cup after topping Group H with 22 points from 10 games, will face Chile in a friendly match at Wembley Stadium tonight before locking horns with Germany at the same ground on 19th November.
And Klinsmann feels England must prove that they are still a force to reckon with in world football by progressing at least to the quarter-finals of next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
"It's a must to go in to at least the quarter-final. It's as simple as that", he told the BBC.
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"They are definitely one of the powerhouses still in the world of football but they've got to prove it."
Klinsmann further added that the present crop of German players have increased the expectations of the nation as Die Mannschaft are expected to reach “at least the final” of the World Cup.
"The way you put expectations on the German team is 'at least the final'", he added.
"That's the expectations now because of that golden generation they're bringing through."
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