The host nation’s bulging euphoria over France’s Euro 2016 semi-final qualification is added motivation for Germany as they prepare to face them on Thursday, coach Joachim Loew said yesterday.

The Germans, who will need to shuffle their line-up due to injuries and suspension, are preparing to face a team brimming with confidence.

“Such games are just great,” Loew, who led Germany to the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil, told reporters.

His team reached the last four after an agonising penalty shootout win over Italy on Saturday.

“It is motivation for us, this euphoria. In Brazil it was similar in the (2014 World Cup) semi-finals. But we did it quite well against them.”

Germany did much more than that, crushing the hosts 7-1 in Belo Horizonte in an extraordinary semi-final, leaving millions of Brazilians in a state of shock.

“We did it well then and we will do it well this time again,” Loew said.

“France had an outstanding game on Sunday against Iceland although they did struggle a bit at the start of the tournament.

“For them this was a bit of liberation, especially leading 4-0. They are now brimming with confidence, playing at home in Marseille with a fanatic crowd backing them.

“They are the absolute favourites with a home advantage and yesterday they tanked on confidence,” Loew, 56, added.

Khedira is out of semi

Holding midfielder Sami Khedira will miss Germany’s Euro 2016 semi-final against hosts France after he sustained an adductor muscle injury in the quarter-final victory over Italy.

Khedira, who had played in all of Germany’s matches at the tournament, was withdrawn early in Saturday’s game after over-stretching during a challenge for the ball.

“Sami Khedira won’t play for us on Thursday. We will do everything for him to be available for a potential final,” Loew told reporters of the 29-year-old Juventus player.

Germany are already without suspended defender Mats Hummels and injured striker Mario Gomez.