Germany coach Joachim Loew has a headache ahead of Euro 2012 qualifying potential Friday against Turkey in Istanbul with the two main Gomez Miroslav Klose and Mario Strikers hard to get in shape.
Veteran Klose, who plays for Lazio, training interrupted Wednesday with a sore knee, while Bayern Munich Gomez is struggling with a groin injury.
If both fail to be in good condition, Loew would only have one striker Cacau was born in Brazil to urge his team on the hunt for a group of ninth straight victory qualification campaign.
Germany will play maker Mesut Ozil, who plays for Real Madrid, was also absent from training on Wednesday as an Achilles tendon injury and midfielder Toni Kroos is definitely with the flu.
The Bayern Munich star remained in Germany where the team traveled to Istanbul, but will join the team on Sunday for the final qualifying next Tuesday against Belgium in Düsseldorf.
"Our goal is to win the European Championship," said the German team manager Oliver Bierhoff.
"Following our strong presence in the World Cup 2010 (when Germany finished in third place), many people spoke positively about our young team.
"And a victory in the heated atmosphere in Turkey would be another building block, we seek to grow as a team before Euro 2012."
Turkey is the second in Group A and the victory over the Germans in Istanbul Guus Hiddink given the opportunity to go to the Euro 2012 play-off place.
