Australia are set to go up against Germany after a friendly has been scheduled between the two nations. Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) today announced that the Qantas Socceroos will meet the German National Football Team “The Mannschaft", in an international friendly match at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach in Germany on Tuesday 29 March 2011.

FFA CEO Ben Buckley said the match was part of a strategic plan aimed at getting the best competition possible for the Qantas Socceroos over the next four years.

“As we saw at the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa Germany is one of the best teams in the world,” Buckley said. “I'm sure that our boys and all Australian supporters will be looking forward to this rematch since our last result against Germany was not very favourable.

“We will continue to play the world's top flight opposition with our next assignment against Paraguay, who made the Quarter Finals of the FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, at the Sydney Football Stadium on October 9.”