European qualifiers: Germany boss Joachim Low wary of 'fearless' Scotland

Joachim Low has warned his Germany side to prepare for a battle against Scotland on Sunday.

The Scots provide the opposition for Germany's first competitive game since this summer's World Cup win, and Gordon Strachan's side are in decent form themselves having gone six games without defeat.

That run has not gone unnoticed in the Germany camp, and Low is expecting the visitors to approach their opening European qualifier with no fear.

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"Scotland have had no problems in their preparations," he said. "They have a British mentality but they don't play with a British style these days. They try to play good football but are still very well organised.

"They have quality players and have nothing to lose in this match so will play with no fear. We know all about their team and their biggest strength is that they are a team.

"They have good players like Steven Naismith, Shaun Maloney and Ikechi Anya. Darren Fletcher is the best known player playing for Manchester United. He is also the most experienced player.

"They will be motivated, physical and they will run a lot and they are also very good in one-on-ones.

"They have won twice against Croatia and drew again USA and Nigeria and so we know they are a very good team. It will be a difficult match for us."

Naismith has scored against Arsenal and Chelsea already this season, and the latter's Andre Schurrle witnessed the Everton forward's threat at close quarters last week.

Schurrle said: "Steven Naismith is a very good player, he's very quick and he scored a lot of goals. He played well against us for Everton so he's dangerous and someone we'll have to watch."

Watch Scotland's opening European qualifier against Germany live on Sky Sports 5 this Sunday. Coverage begins at 7.15pm