Manuel Neuer has ordered Germany to continue their blitz on the World Cup - and secure a place in the knockout stages as soon as possible.
Julian Nagelsmann's men made the perfect start to their campaign with a thumping 7-1 win over minnows Curacao in Houston. Life promises to get a bit tougher, when Germany clash with Ivory Coast in Toronto on Saturday night
The rivals find themselves locked together at the top of Group E, with the Ivorians having dispatched Ecuador in their opening match. But veteran Neuer wants his side to keep the pedal to the metal, and secure qualification to the last 32 with a game to spare.
Germany's previous two World Cup campaigns have ended in utter humiliation, with the four-time winners failing to reach the knockout stages. And Neuer is desperate to avoid making it a hat-trick of failures.
