Lahm will lead Germany

Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm will captain Germany in Wednesday's friendly against the Ivory Coast as the national side look to build for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
With captain Michael Ballack out of the game with a knee injury, Bayern's vice-captain Lahm will lead the side as the 26-year-old picks up his 63rd cap.
Having sealed their qualification for next year's World Cup with an impressive 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow last month, Germany were lacklustre when they drew 1-1 with Finland in their final qualifier.
And while Lahm says although the year has gone well, the Germans are keen to see off the Ivory Coast in style and end the year on a high.
"It's been a positive year, we achieved qualification for the 2010 World Cup which we set out to do," said Lahm in Tuesday's press conference.
"We know we have to improve, but we achieved out targets for this year and we need a win to finish off the year."
Last week's tragic suicide of squad member Robert Enke has cast a dark cloud over the game, but Lahm said both the cancellation of Saturday's friendly with Chile and Sunday's memorial service for Enke in Hanover have helped the squad.