Kahn and Co concerned by lack of good goalkeepers

BERLIN: Germany does not currently have a world-class goalkeeper worthy of helping the national team win next year's World Cup, insists both ex-captain Oliver Kahn and national goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke.

"We have very good goalkeepers in the Bundesliga, but from my point of view we have no absolute world-class goalkeepers at present," Koepke told Sport Bild on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.

And Kahn - who led Germany to the 2002 World Cup final defeat against Brazil - said the national team is lacking consistency from any of the current crop of 'keepers.