Germany and the United States will face each other in an international friendly match on Wednesday at the RheinEnergie Stadion in Cologne.

According to Doug McIntyre of ESPN, the upcoming match between Germany and the United States is one of the best examples of a friendly match as there will be familiar faces on the benches of both teams.

Current USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will go up against Germany counterpart Joachim Low. The two coaches share a special bond having led Germany to their resurgence when they started working together in 2004.

Under Klinsmann, Germany bounced back from a disappointing performance at Euro 2004 to a third-place finish in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Klinsmann said that he learned a lot from Low during that period despite the fact that 'Jogi' was just his assistant in the team.

"We were such a team back then," Klinsmann said in a news conference. "It was great fun. Neither of us felt second to the other. I learned incredibly much from Jogi. The important thing is that we still have this bond. If ever I need something, I would always call Jogi up."

Low, who took over in 2006 and was at the helm when Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, also gave credit to Klinsmann for his managerial success over the past several years. Low even said that Klinsmann deserves a lot of credit for shaping the German squad into a powerhouse team.

But while he has a good relationship with Klinsmann, Low said that they will put their friendship on the sideline in their upcoming friendly in order to have a competitive match that will benefit both teams.

"I expect my team to build up the tension and play with the necessary intensity," Low said. "We mustn't raise the expectations too high after a long, hard season, however. That would be wrong."

The German squad will use the game to prepare for their upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier match against Gibraltar on Saturday, where they need to win in order to move up on top of Group D with three games left in the qualifier.

On the other hand, Klinsmann will measure where his team stands at this point by pushing his players to the limit against the reigning world champions, which is the main reason why he is continuously arranging friendly matches against the top teams in the world.

"In order to grow as a soccer nation, we need more consistency in results against teams that are above us," Klinsmann said via MLS Soccer. "That's why we always try to play teams that are in the top 10 in the world. We want to see where we stand. We build more belief that we can hurt the big nations if you do everything right."

Klinsmann and his squad are coming off an inspiring 4-3 win against Netherlands on Friday.

The USA-Germany match is scheduled to kick off at 2:45 p.m. ET and will be shown live on Fox Sports 1 in the U.S. and BT Sport 1 in the U.K. Fans can also catch the action through online live stream via Fox Soccer 2GO and BT Sport Player.

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