Germany and Argentina warmed up for the Confederations Cup semi-finals with an entertaining 2-2 draw in their final Group A match in Leipzig.
Both teams had already qualified for the last four, but a 76th-minute equaliser from Argentina's Esteban Cambiasso saw the points shared.

Kevin Kuranyi put Germany ahead after 29 minutes, before Juan Roman Riquelme equalised with a free-kick.

Gerald Asamoah then restored Germany's lead before Cambiasso levelled late on.

"The way we played in the second half has got me convinced that we're on the way to having a very strong team," said Argentina coach Jose Pekerman.

"In the first half we didn't do well, while Germany were in charge, but in the second we were just excellent. We have to be content with that. It was a very good level of football."

Argentina will face the winners of Group B - expected to be Mexico - while Germany will face the runners-up, likely to be Brazil.

Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who opted to rest Michael Ballack, was glad to see his team taking the game to Argentina even without the influence of their skipper.

"We showed we're still strong without the captain," said Klinsmann.

"The team is learning tactically, as we showed with our movement across midfield. That was good to see."

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