GIBRALTAR, Gibraltar - With a firefighter in goal, a customs agent anchoring the defence, a police officer and store worker roaming the midfield and a gym teacher on the attack, the best players from this rocky, 2. Stitched Reds Jerseys .6-square mile territory will take on the world champions from Germany.European soccer qualifiers often feature mammoth mismatches, as minnows such as San Marino and Malta take on world powers including England, Spain and Italy. But Fridays match might be one of the biggest underdog stories ever, with UEFAs newest and smallest member trying to avoid humiliation against the team that won the World Cup just four months ago.They are 10 worlds apart from us, Gibraltar captain and customs officer Roy Chipolina said. But its something Ill be able to tell my grandchildren.Germany embarrassed World Cup host Brazil, full of some of the top players in the world, with a 7-1 victory in the World Cup semifinals. And the Germans say they wont take it easy on Gibraltar in Nuremberg, wanting to stay on track to qualify for the European championship. Goal differential can sometimes come in to play as a tiebreaker, so even if the outcome is decided, the wave of German attacks on goal will continue.It is important to concentrate on the game against Gibraltar, said Germany defender Jerome Boateng. We want to make a point but we have respect for every opponent.Chipolina, 31, spends much of his time patrolling the borders of the sunny British outpost at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, where hes tasked with stopping drug smugglers. On Friday, hell need to stop Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos currently ranked as the No. 1 and No. 6 players in the APs Global Football 10.Keeping them to single figures would be great, bar manager Richard Mew said as he poured a pint of beer in the Cannon pub, located just off the main street running through Gibraltar.Gibraltar has three unheralded professionals in its roster of 23 players. Compare that to the world-famous millionaires on the German team.Germany could put their under 15s out and still win, Mew said.Soccer has become huge in Gibraltar ever since its national team was accepted as the 54th and smallest member in Europe following a 16-year fight for recognition. The move had previously been resisted by neighbouring Spain, which disputes the sovereignty of the territory it ceded to Britain in 1713.Acceptance by UEFA meant that the territory — only about twice the size of Central Park in New York with a population of less than 30,000 — was thrown in with the big boys of European soccer.Players picked for the national team are drawn from amateur clubs that play in the Gibraltar Premier League. When they cant get access to the one and only full-sized soccer field on the territory for training sessions, they have to improvise.We just go running around the streets, midfielder Jeremy Lopez said. We go to a car park and do some sprints, fitness. Its ridiculous, old school.Old men walking their dogs sometimes stop and watch.Like Chipolina, Lopez combines playing the sport he loves with a full-time job, as a researcher for the Ministry of Sports in Gibraltar. He works 9-5 and goes training with his local team three of four times a week. Then there are games on weekends and Lopez also finds time to hit the gym.He is supposed to be getting married soon but some weeks, his fiancee barely sees him.I have three different lives, Lopez said. Family, football and work.Representing Gibraltar involves taking a week off work and is especially tough for those in the private sector. Playing in 10 European qualifiers a year requires 50 days off work and most Gibraltar players have 25 days of annual vacation. They must rely on the goodwill of their employers to accept a request from the Gibraltar Football Association to take leave — usually unpaid.Its hard enough balancing football, work and family, Chipolina said. Then youve got to use your annual leave for football, so you have to tell your wife we arent going on holiday this year.Chipolina has gone from playing in front of 10 spectators a few years ago to playing in front of crowds of 35,000 in European Championship qualifiers.You find yourself switching off in games because you are just not used to it, said striker Kyle Casciaro, an operations manager for a shipping firm. Ireland scored seven goals in the first 63 minutes against us. I looked around and people were chanting, We want 10, we want 10.So far in qualifying, Gibraltar has lost 7-0 to Ireland and Poland, and 3-0 to Georgia.Oh, for a similar score against Germany.Everyones been telling us, If they dont score more than seven, we are better than Brazil, Gibraltar defender Jack Sargent said. Thats our target. Dave Concepcion Jersey .Y. -- That hangover from the Big East tournament is gone for Villanova. 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Georgetown comes into the contest having won each of its last three games, including recent huge victories over Villanova (78-58) and Marquette (95-85 OT) that propelled the team into the new Top-25 poll. The Hoyas find themselves at 6-2 in conference play heading into Tuesday, with a 10-1 mark on their home court. Xavier has been up and down a lot in the last few weeks, with more down results than anything else. The Musketeers have dropped three of their last five games, but are coming off an 89-76 win over DePaul on Saturday. Xavier is 4-4 against Big East competition, and just 1-5 in road games. Xavier and Georgetown are relatively new Big East rivals, and have met on the court nine times in history with this clash set to be the 10th. The Musketeers lead the all-time series over the Hoyas, 6-3, with a 70-53 victory over Georgetown already this season. Hoping to bounce back from a tough loss to Providence just last week, Xavier found itself down to DePaul at halftime this past Saturday by eight points, 50-42. But a furious second-half comeback drove the Musketeers past the Blue Demons, thanks to a 65.4 shooting percentage in the frame. Myles Davis led the charge for Xavier with 25 points and eight rebounds, while freshman Trevon Bluiett came off the bench to hit 8-of-10 from the floor for 21 points. Center Matt Stainbrook netted 17 points with seven boards and six assists, and J.P. Macura rounded out a foursome of double-digit scorers in the contest with 10 points. Xavier has been able to completely obliterate opponents this season by using a strong scoring offense that leads the Big Eaast averaging 77. Pat Darcy Jersey. 8 ppg. The team is led individually by Stainbrook, who contributes 12.9 ppg along with a team- best 7.2 rpg mark. Bluiett checks in at second on the team behind Stainbrooks scoring total with 12.3 ppg, and Myles Davis adds in 10.8 ppg, though the guard has largely done it while coming off the bench, having registered just two starts this season. Dee Davis has reprised his point guard role this season to the tune of 116 assists through the teams first 20 games, and has notched 35 steals to help out a defense that has underwhelmed, allowing opponents to score 68.6 ppg - one of the worst totals in the league. Georgetown allowed a six-point lead at halftime against Marquette to slip away, and the Hoyas needed overtime to take down the Golden Eagles on the road. Six players for Georgetown recorded double figures in the contest, led by DVauntes Smith-Riveras 19 points (and five assists). Joshua Smith registered a double-double of 18 points with 15 rebounds, and Isaac Copeland contributed 17 points with six rebounds off the bench. Tre Campbell added 14 points, Mikael Hopkins chipped in with 13, and Aaron Bowen scored 11 in the 95-point outburst for the Hoyas. Georgetowns offense ranks right up there with some of the best in the Big East this season, as the Hoyas currently net 73.1 ppg 46.9 percent shooting from the floor. Smith-Rivera has come alive once again this season, and leads the team in individual scoring with 15.2 ppg. Hes followed in the double- digit department by Smith, who tallies 12.6 ppg, adding in a team-best 6.9 rpg mark to his resume. Smith-Rivera isnt just a flat-put scorer, however, as the guard leads the team in both assists (67) and steals (32). Georgetowns scoring defense has come in a little bit better than Xaviers this season, allowing 65.6 ppg to opponents. ' ' '