Holders Germany not too optimistic about title defence

8220;We don8217;t have any pressure as we are rebuilding the team. That8217;s why we don8217;t say we will win the World Cup. A semifinal appearance would be a good finish for us,8221; Muller said.

8220;We are not thinking of becoming World Champion with a new team. It will take at least one to two years to build the team. We lost lot of finals in the last couple of years. But I guess these are all part of the learning process,8221; he said. Citing the example of the last two World Cups,where Germany emerged victorious with a relatively new team,Muller,however,did not rule out his team8217;s chances.

8220;We won the 2002 and 2006 World Cups with three different teams,so that8217;s a good sign for us. Germany is always favourite in any tournament but this would be different.

8220;If the tournament starts well for us,we can reach the finals and who knows we can make it a hat-trick. But we are not keeping high expectations as it is not good for performance,8221; he said.