England
David James 7/10
P’mouth, Age 39, Caps 52
Has brought confidence back to goalkeeping position and is looking forward to penalties
Glen Johnson 6/10
Liverpool, 25, 25
Played his best for some time versus Slovenia, but Podolski may exploit his positioning
John Terry 8/10
Chelsea, 29, 63
He went from villain to hero against Slovenia and is ideal for a fixture like this
Matthew Upson 6/10
West Ham, 31, 20
Relegated to fifth-choice centre-back in original squad, will be seen as a weak point
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Ashley Cole 8/10
Chelsea, 29, 81
Buoyed by Wednesday’s display, he is ready for a battle royal against Lahm
James Milner 6/10
Aston Villa, 24, 10
A huge improvement on Aaron Lennon. Needs to handle the big occasion
Frank Lampard 7/10
Chelsea, 32, 81
Signs that his game, except for shooting, is coming good. England need him on top form
Gareth Barry 6/10
Manchester City, 29, 38
Has a huge role to play in policing Ozil. Will be asked to step up if it goes to penalties
Steven Gerrard 8/10
Liverpool, 30, 83
With Terry, England’s best player so far. May give Lahm space if he moves infield
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Jermain Defoe 6/10
Tottenham, 27, 42
Classic Defoe finishing versus Slovenia, but there is concern he does so little in build-up play
Wayne Rooney 7/10
Manchester United, 24, 63
Affected by nagging ankle injury, he can be a match winner if he gets near to his best
Total 75/110
Germany
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Manuel Neuer 7/10
Schalke, Age 24, Caps 8
Talented keeper enjoyed beating England in under-21 Euro final, but this is a big step up
Phillip Lahm 8/10
Bayern Munich, 26, 68
Challenges Ashley Cole and Maicon for title of world’s best full-back. Superb attacker
Per Mertesacker 5/10
Werder Bremen, 25, 65
Even his coach is talking about his ‘surprising errors’. England must target the big man
Arne Freidrich 6/10
Hertha Berlin, 31, 75
The old man of the team, has compensated for Mertesacker but also lacks mobility
Jerome Boateng 6/10
Hamburg, 21, 6
Has plenty of ability but a tendency to make errors. Joins Man City on July 1
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Toni Kroos 6/10
Bayer Leverkusen, 20, 5
Attacking midfielder who will play if injury rules out Bastian Schweinsteiger
Sami Khedira 7/10
Stuttgart, 23, 8
Gets forward well to create opportunities but, like Kroos, defending is not his strong point
Thomas Muller 7/10
Bayern Munich, 20, 5
Elusive and incisive, he will look to drift between Ashley Cole and the centre-backs
Meust Ozil 9/10
Werder Bremen, 21, 13
Arguably the player of the World Cup, he has opened up every defence faced
Lukas Podolski 6/10
Cologne, 25, 76
Young but experienced, his missed penalty against Serbia betrayed a loss of confidence
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Miroslav Klose 7/10
Bayern Munich, 32, 98
Germany’s second all-time top goalscorer is one of the most reliable chance-takers
Total 74/110