Ghana's Berlin-born midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has turned up the heat for Saturday's Group G match against Germany by comparing it to a gladiator-style 'fight to the death'.
Boateng opted to play for Ghana, the country of his father, in 2009 and will be up against his half brother and Germany right-back Jerome Boateng in Fortaleza.
"It's like in ancient Rome. There will be people around the pitch who want to see how two teams fight," the Schalke 04 star told German magazine Sport Bild.
"The team who wants it more will win and we will fight to the death against Germany."
Germany top their group after Monday's 4-0 hammering of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, while Ghana are third after their 2-1 defeat to the USA the same day.