The newly signed Chelsea FC midfielder that the Poland will pose a greater threat that the Costa Ricans did in their opening match against World Cup 2006 hosts Germany.

The German captain said that "Poland play a very different style of football to Costa Rica," signalling that the match will be a tougher one for Germany.

The 29 years-old has fully recovered from his calf injury and is expected to be in the starting line-up in Germany's second Group A match.

"Costa Rica let the German team play, sitting back and putting in few tackles. This will be a much hotter evening for us..."

"The situation is different as well. The Poles know it's a make or break game for them now. It's going to be tougher, much tougher," Ballack told reporters.

"Poland are under great pressure.. That's inevitable after losing your first match, but they'll be like a boxer who has taken a few knocks. We can expect them to retaliate."

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