Germany v Kazakhstan

Schweinsteiger: minnows improving

March 25, 2011
By ESPNsoccernet staff
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger believes that Europe's footballing minnows are closing the gap on the traditional continental powers, helping to make qualifying more compeitive.

• Preview: Germany v Kazakhstan

Schweinsteiger is preparing to line-up against lowly Kazakhstan on Saturday, who at 132nd in the FIFA rankings are 129 places below Germany in world football's pecking order.

It is difficult to see the three-time World Cup winners emerging ...

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