France, June 22 -- - Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg on Friday expressed her hope on the team moving forward step by step ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 match against Nigeria.

The world's second-ranked team tops Group B with nine points on offer, and will take on Nigeria, who is among best four third-ranked sides.

"We are getting prepared in a very detailed way as we do for any game," Voss-Tecklenburg told a pre-match press conference.

"We are very focused and have a very positive mood. We have a good training unit, heading towards a right direction.

"The game against South Africa made us develop and unfold. We are very aware that tomorrow there will be a knockout game, but it's not necessary to put this on the tab...