| Blair Wood - Evening all, hope everyone has had a nice day and, with any luck, that tonight doesn't ruin it for you!
Lets start with the team news. As you already know there is no Craig Bellamy or Jason Koumas but the big news is that Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey does make his first competive start. John Toshack made five changes in total with Sam Ricketts, Ashley Williams, Sam Vokes and Rob Earnshaw also joining Ramsey in the starting XI.
As for the Germans...well, see for yourself, it's a pretty daunting team Joachim Loew has at his disposal.
Wales: Hennessey, Ricketts, Williams, Collins, Nyatanga, Bale; Davies, Ramsey, Ledley; Earnshaw, Vokes.
Subs: Myhill, Evans, Fletcher, Cotterill, Gunter, Robinson, Edwards
Germany: Enke, Beck, Tasci, Mertesacker, Lahm; Schweinsteiger, Ballack, Hitzlsperger, Rolfes; Podolski, Gomez.
Subs: Hinkel, Westermann, Marin, Helmes, Schafer, Wiese, Trochowski. | 