Joachim Low trying to lift the pressure off his young team ahead of Wednesday night's big game

Franz Beckenbauer has called for the German FA to ensure that Joachim Low remains the national team's manager for the foreseeable future and it's impossible not to have been impressed by the performances of Die Mannschaft throughout this World Cup.

Germany have scored four goals on three seperate occasions in South Africa, although the manager has been quite shrewd with his comments ahead of the match against Spain, claiming that their opponents are the World Cup favourites.

"Spain remain the natural World Cup favorites. They not only have one Messi, but they have several Messis," he told reporters.

"They have a whole range of players that can win a game, so we will have to be very watchful against them. They are a team that make very few mistakes. We have to force them into making mistakes."

Germany are 2/1 (Victor Chandler) to beat Spain in normal time tonight.