Ozil Ready for Euro 2012 Semi-final

Mesut Ozil, muslim soccer player, set up two of Germany's four goals in the quarter-final win over Greece and is hopeful he can have a similar impact on tonight Semi-final Euro 2012 against Italy.

"If we play to our potential, then we will beat Italy team" said muslim soccer player, Ozil. "We are here to bring the European title back to Germany and I am convinced we can do it"

"Italy are very strong, the are technically superbly organized. Even against Spain in the group stages, they had a fantastic game. They are absolutely rightly there where they belong. But if we play as we can we will win."

Germany's Mesut Ozil speaking to the media in Gdansk today. - Photograph: Uefa/Getty Images

Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid; Germany

Mesut Ozil is a muslim soccer player who plays for Real Madrid in Spanish La Liga and Germany national soccer team. Ozil is a known player as practicing Muslim, he always recites Al-Fatihah before each match begin. Ozil said: "I always do that before I go out, I pray and my teammates know that they cannot talk to me during this brief period."

Ozil is known not hesitate to show his Muslim identity in front of his teammates. He practicing to pray because he want to find peace and facilitated by Allah along 90 minutes on the field with a costumed Los Blancos. As shown in Youtube video below, muslim soccer player, Mesut Ozil caught when his hand was tipped over while reading the Al-Fatihah.

Ozil Celebrate Goal with Pray

Ozil is not getting carried away with euphoria after scoring a goal. He just celebrate by hugged each other with teammates and the praying. As watched from Youtube video below, when Ozil scored the goal for example. He just wiped sweat from his face with jersey, afterwards raised both hands as a muslim soccer player ritual performed when communicating with Allah swt.