"I hope against Australia that from the first second of the game we will seek to dominate", the Cameroon coach told a news conference on Wednesday.
The result left both teams with four points each in Group B, three more than Australia and Cameroon, which played out a 1-1 draw earlier Thursday in St. Petersburg.
Milligan came to the Socceroos' rescue by slotting home a spot kick on 60 minutes as both sides picked up their first Confederation Cup point.
And, while Chile were made to work for their 2-0 win over Cameroon, La Roja have plenty of experience and could perhaps find a way to rattle the rising stars that Germany have sent to Russian Federation and clinch top-spot in the process.
If the early goal hadn't given Germany enough reason to stir from their slumber, the rattling woodwork did as they began to pick up some form. Three of their previous encounters were at FIFA World Cups with Germany winning all of them. "We'll have to see".
Chile was still without regular starting goalkeeper Claudio Bravo because of a calf injury.
"It won't be seven or eight changes, that would do the players no good".
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None of the side that won the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil is present in coach Joachim Loew's squad in Russian Federation, with some having retired and others either injured or rested.
"In order to play them, we need to be psychologically prepared, at your best, and we are", said the Celta Vigo man. "Our mentality is one of our biggest achievements of this team". He will replace Bernd Leno who made several mistakes in their group opener, including gifting Australia their second goal after he spilled the ball in the box.
As a effect, plus a reluctance it seems to pen a new deal, he's attracted the attention of Bayern Munich where worldwide teammate Arturo Vidal is plying his trade.
Alexis Sanchez returned to the line up and his impact was immediate.
Germany scored in 11 of the last 12 meetings, failing to distinguish himself only against Italy. The most recent was in 2014 when Mario Goetze's goal sealed a 1-0 friendly win in Stuttgart.
"It was a very high-level game with two teams playing very aggressively going forward, which was very attractive for the fans", said Pizzi.
In the other Group B match to take place today, Australia and Cameroon took a share of the spoils as their match also finished 1-1. We'll be able to present them with a strong opposition and we'll be able to win.
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