The old rivalry has not been lost

A day after Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger called the Argentines "disrespectful," his captain said they did not know how to deal with a
defeat. "Bastian said what he said. "We will see on Saturday how they will lose and
how they will behave after a defeat," he said.

On the other side, Argentina manager Diego Maradona is confident his team
will beat Germany in Cape Town on Saturday to progress to the World Cup
semi-finals.

Germany's World Cup heroes will receive even more motivation with the news Chancellor Angela Merkel is to fly to South Africa to cheer on the boys against Argentina. The German leader will be in Cape Town for the mouth-watering quarter-final clash on Saturday at 4pm CEST