Friday’s quarter-final clash at Arena Gdansk has the added backdrop of the on-going financial crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has provoked anger in Greece for leading the calls on Athens to impose tough austerity measures in return for financial assistance from Germany to help to bring down debt.

Germany confirmed their place against Greece with a 2-1 win in Lviv over Denmark on Sunday as right-back Lars Bender marked his first start for the Germans with his first international goal.