Germany coach Joachim Low believes that potential Euro 2012 semi-final opponents England have improved over the past two years.
Should England defeat Italy during tomorrow's quarter-final in Kiev, they will take on arch rivals Germany for a place in the final.
The last time the two nations met competitively - during round two at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa - Low's Germany ran out 4-1 winners.
However, Low believes that the Three Lions will provide a much sterner test this time around under the management of Roy Hodgson.
"England are much better under Roy Hodgson than in 2010," he said. "They are much better organised, they counter-attack fast.
"Roy in a short time, and he is known for this, has really built a good, compact team and got them ready.
"They are not so open anymore, they are not as divided as they were in 2010 and they really play well as a team. Roy has managed to organise this team very well and they are tactically better than in 2010."
Germany reached the semi-final stage courtesy of a 4-2 win over Greece last night.
Liam Apicella
