IOC chief warns home team Germany against complacency

LAUSANNE, July 9 (AFP): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has warned his home team Germany not to be complacent if they want to win the World Cup after their 7-1 semi-final thrashing of Brazil.
Bach said that Germany were clearly the better team on the pitch in Tuesday's clash, which saw World Cup hosts Brazil suffer their worst-ever loss in their footballing history.
Germany will face the winners of Wednesday's semi-final between Argentina and arch-rivals Holland in Sunday's final.
"A final starts at 0-0, and there's no reason to be complacent. The Mannschaft can be confident, but not complacent," the German said in the Swiss city of Lausanne, headquarters of the IOC.
"The final will be much more a matter of tactics," he added.
Bach had watched Tuesday's game in a Lausanne hotel along with other members of the IOC executive board, who have been in session this week.
"The result wasn't just a shock for Brazil, but for everybody," he said.