Germany midfielder
Torsten Frings resumed his race to for fitness by joining team-mates in
training Sunday as he recovers from a fractured rib.
All the German squad were on the field to resume training after being
given some time off following Thursday's 3-2 quarter-final victory over
Portugal at Euro 2008.
Frings missed the victory over Portugal after cracking his rib in Germany's 1-0
defeat of Austria in their last group match six days ago.
He now hopes to be availaible for Wednesday's semi-final against Turkey in
Basle, but may have to wear a rib protector.
It was unclear what part Frings played in Sunday evening's training session
with only the first 15 minutes open to the media.
"We are continuing to work to get Torsten ready to play," team
manager Oliver Bierhoff said.
Frings, 31, is a key player for Germany in midfield, and if fully fit would be
expected to return against Turkey.
Loew, however, may want to retain a 4-2-3-1 system used against Portugal in
which Bayer Leverkusen's Simon Rolfes and Stuttgart's Thomas Hitzslperger came
in to fill defensive midfield roles.
Meanwhile goalkeeper Jens Lehmann warned team-mates not to get carried away by
the win over Portugal.
"The victory was not as great as all that," he told Germany's ARD
television. He said there had been glaring mistakes in Germany's build-up play which Portugal failed to punish, dpa reported.