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Ozil likely to be fit to face Kazakhs

The 21-year-old Real Madrid midfielder scored in their 3-0 victory over Turkey on Friday but has picked up a knee knock and was unable to train at the weekend.

Friday's win gave Germany sole possession of top spot in Group A with nine points from three games.

"If everything goes well and according to our plan, Mesut will be able to train on Monday evening and then will be fit to play," Low said.

"We have enough quality to replace any player," said Low, who warnedthat Kazakhstan would be no pushovers.

"We are expecting a very tough match. The Kazakhs are much better than (group rivals) Azerbaijan. We have to be on guard because we will have a lot of work to do," he said.

"This is a great chance for my players to develop," said Kazakhstan's German coach Bernd Stork. "We want to keep the match even for as long as possible but we should not get our hopes up. Germany are too strong for us."