Euro2008 Semi Final Preview ~ Germany v Turkey

Germany coach Joachim Low said Torsten Frings could play against Turkey despite suffering from a fractured rib. The midfielder was back in training on Monday having missed the quarter-final win over Portugal.

Turkey face the prospect of having just 13 outfield players available for their Euro 2008 semi-clash. Keeper Volkan Demirel will miss out after his two-match ban was upheld for a red card against Czech Republic and Emre (hamstring) was also ruled out.

Coach Terim said Tumer Metin might be able to play the last 30 minutes of the match despite suffering from a groin strain and he may also have to field third-choice keeper Tolgan Zengin because of the injury crisis. "He could come on towards the end as a sub as last man in defence or a centre forward," he said. The Turks were without six players when they beat Croatia 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals Friday, and lost a further three - Tuncay Sanli, Arda Turan and Emre Asik - to suspension after picking up yellow cards during the match at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.

Striker Nihat Kahveci was ruled out of the tournament on Sunday with a thigh injury, but Uefa insists it will not be making a special dispensation for Turkey to call up more players to their squad. Defensive midfielder Mehmet Aurelio returns from a one-match ban, but keeper Volkan still has one game left on his suspension. Uefa spokesman William Gaillard said: "You can't replace any players after the first game of the tournament has been played. "We know some teams are facing difficulties, but this is a hard rule of the tournament. We have no intention of changing the tournament rules.