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Gnabry: "We are in good shape"

By Rune Gjerulff   @runegjerulff

Germany feel "in good shape" ahead of their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday, says Serge Gnabry:

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More about the teams

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More about Serge Gnabry

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Bundesliga News

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Transfer Transfer MarketOfficial: Köln loan Duda out to Verona
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Bundesliga Matchday 18

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German teams in Europe

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German national teams

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Müller backtracks on international retirement

Fantasy Football

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Tactics Talk

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Profiles

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