Intro:

Germany coach and captain Loew and Schweinsteiger hold news conference.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (German) Germany coach Joachim Loew

"The match-up is interesting. Asia champions versus world champions. The Asia Cup was in January. Australia won. So, this shows the strength of the team."

SOUNDBITE: (German) Germany coach Joachim Loew

"Australia have played well recently. This is a very good test for us now with regard to the upcoming games. We do also always appreciate the great mentality of the Australians, because they are sportsmen who are unbelievably positive and who never let up, who never give up. In their way of playing the game they are of course also a bit similar to teams like Ireland and Scotland. Not only due to the language, but also with regard to the way they're playing."

SOUNDBITE: (German) Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger

"They have become Asia Champions. They're coming here with a lot of self-confidence and they certainly want to upset us. And it is a challenge for us to play against a team like this. And it is a very good test - in particular with regard to the upcoming Euro qualifying games."