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Height-haughty Germans!

AP, Miyazaki
With their World Cup opener approaching, the Germans are making no secret of the fact that they will try to use their superior size to subdue the Saudis.
Germany, a three-time World Cup champion, is seeking to win Group E and wants a good start against Saudi Arabia on Saturday in the northern Japanese Olympic city of Sapporo in the indoor Sapporo Dome.
After spending the first few days in Japan trying to fight off jet leg and heal its wounded, Germany began preparing in earnest Tuesday for the opening match.
As usual, their morning training session was open to the media, but the Germans closed off the afternoon session, saying they don't want to reveal any "secrets" to their rivals.
"They have TV cameras too, they can see some of the free-kick versions we may be planning," assistant coach Michael Skibbe said.
"We are going to study the team tactics of Saudi Arabia, but we are not going yet to study individual players, although they have some good ones," Skibbe said.
Skibbe said the Germans would work on set pieces, crossing from the flanks and winning balls in the air.
"These are our strengths," Skibbe said.
The Germans are not revealing
who will be their second striker alongside Miroslav Klose. Team chief Rudi Voeller has indicated that Klose will start, but he has declined to reveal his thinking on the second striker. Most signs point to Carsten Jancker, who is 1.93-meters (6-foot-4) but not particularly good in the air. Klose, comparatively small at 1.83 meters (6-foot), is exceptional in the air, however.
Jancker, the burly forward who spent most of the season on the Bayern Munich bench and did not score a Bundesliga goal, cleverly uses his size to outmuscle defenders and create space for Klose, who has scored eight goals in 12 matches for Germany.
Another assistant coach, Erich Rutemoeller, is usually given the job of observing Germany's opponents and he watched the Saudi team twice -- the 1-1 draw against Kuwait at the Gulf Cup and a 3-2 victory over Senegal, which will kick off the World Cup against France.
"They never fell behind in those two games, they came out well out of defense, they have some strong players and they are good on the counterattack," Rutemoeller said.
"They are compact in defense," he said, singling out offensive midfielder Sami al-Jaber as the Saudi's most dangerous player.
"They are often underestimated but they have some very good players, including the goalkeeper (Mohammed al-Duay).
"I saw no weaknesses on that team but you can't say they are absolutely top when it comes to heading the ball. Their two central defenders are tall, however, and can be useful to head the ball," Rutemoeller said.
Germany goalkeeper and captain Oliver Kahn said his team would not make the mistake of underestimating the Saudis.
"Perhaps we don't know their names as well as we know those of French players and other big teams, but it gives us no right to underestimate any of their players.
"We would be absolutely dumb to underestimate any of them," Kahn said.