Germany coach Joachim Low has admitted that Mesut Ozil is not playing his best football ahead of the World Cup.

The Arsenal playmaker struggled to make an impact as Germany were held to a 2-2 draw by Cameroon on Sunday evening.

However, Low believes that the former Real Madrid player will regain form before the tournament begins in Brazil on June 12.

"Mesut Ozil has not had his best day," London24 quotes Low as saying. "He needs two more weeks, then we'll see a strong Mesut at the World Cup.

"With us, one has noticed that the freshness is missing. Our passing game was not good and we made many, many mistakes.

"If we had taken the lead, it would have helped the team. It pervades through the last few years that we need many opportunities [to score]."

Germany will face Portugal, Ghana and USA in the group stages.

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Steven Toplis