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Germany Joachim Low has urged his side to show a killer instinct in their opening World Cup match against Australia later today (19.30 BST).

Low’s men are clear favourites to make a winning start in a tough Group D, but Loew has warned against underestimating the Australians, who reached the last 16 in 2006.

He said: “We have to respect Australia. I think it is going to be an intense match. With respect to four years ago, teams have improved and I expect to see a fascinating World Cup.

“We have studies Australia repeatedly and this team is great in defence. They play a great defensive system and the strength of Australia is the capacity to get organised.

“Of the last 28 games they have played, they didn’t concede a goal in 17 games and that says something about their defensive system.

“They can also destroy their rivals’ game.”

However, Low, whose preparations have been hampered by a series of injuries to key players, believes his team will have enough to break down the stubborn Socceroos.

“I think we can crack this defensive wall with fast counter-attacks,” he continued.

“We must catch them unaware. We have to apply this tactic. This team will not allow many goalscoring opportunities and we have to make the most of our chances.”

ITV1 are broadcasting the game live, and you can also watch the live stream at ITV’s official website.

But if you can’t get near a television don’t worry, World Cup News will have you covered on both our website and Twitter service.

We’ll be providing updates from the moment the starting XIs are announced, but for now here are the latest betting odds.

Germany v Australia – Head-to-Head Record

Germany wins – 2
Australia wins – 0
Draw – 0

Germany v Australia – The Odds

Germany win – 8/15 (Paddy Power)
Australia win – 29/4 (bwin)
Draw – 10/3 (Betfred, StanJames)

Germany v Australia – First Goalscorer

9/2    Miroslav Klose (Paddy Power)
5/1    Mario Gomez (Blue Square, StanJames, 888Sport, Ladbrokes)
11/2  Lukas Podolski (extrabet)
6/1    Cacau (StanJames, Ladbrokes)
10/1  No goalscorer (SkyBet, Blue Square, 888Sport, extrabet)
11/1  Josh Kennedy (Bet365, StanJames, Ladbrokes)
14/1  Tim Cahill (Bet365)
16/1   Harry Kewell (Bet365)