Germany have one eye on next month's World Cup qualifying showdown with Russia when they take on the 2010 tournament hosts South Africa in a friendly in Cologne on Saturday.
German coach Joachim Loew aims to use his last test match before his team's three final World Cup qualifiers for some-last minute experiments, while at the same time looking for an improvement on his side's recent outings.
The match comes four days ahead of a Group 4 qualifier against Azerbaijan in Hanover before the German team travels to Moscow on October 10 and then meets Finland in Hamburg on October 14.
Loew believes the effect of having his German squad together for 10 days for the first time in a year will have ironed out the problems evident in last month's 2-0 win in Azerbaijan and a recent trip to China and the United Arab Emirates.
Germany, three-time World Cup winners, has yet to lose against South Africa after a record of two wins and a draw, the last match resulting in a 4-2 victory in Bremen in September 2005.
South Africa have their own problems after losing their last four matches as they start a mini-European tour also taking in Ireland next week, before returning to the continent next month for matches in Norway and Iceland.
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