| The first game of this years soccer World
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| | side. Wanchope was coolness personified
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| Cup surpassed all the previous opening
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| | as he advanced, then slotted wide of the
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| day games, which are often tepid and
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| | advacing Lehmann. 1-1 and the minute
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| tiresome affairs, to produce a truly
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| | Tico's following in the crowd were now
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| memorable match. The long awaited World
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| | being heard.Germany again took control of
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| Cup 2006 got under way on a balmy Munich
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| | the possession, and were given room to
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| evening with an enthusiastic but subdued
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| | attack down both flanks, with Lahm &
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| home nation crowd in attendance.Germany,
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| | Schweinsteiger busy down the left, and
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| efficient in their approach, perhaps
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| | Schneider dangerous wide right. It was
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| personified by their typically efficient
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| | from Schneider that the second came. He
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| German coach Jurgen Klinsman, fielded a
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| | recieved the ball out wide and was
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| regimented 4-4-2 formation, perhaps
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| | ushered towards the right corner where he
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| trusting to experience rather than real
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| | had time to pick his pass to an alert
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| endeavour. Notably absent from their side
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| | Schweinsteiger, whose direct run into the
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| was Michael Ballack, who will make the
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| | box and cross-shot allowed an easy tap in
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| side stronger when he returns from injury
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| | for Klose.Germany, now fully in command,
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| later in the tournament.Costa Rica's
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| | bossed the rest of the half without
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| formation? Your guess may be as good as
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| | creating anything clear cut, although
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| mine, if you are going for a sort of
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| | both Podolski and frings tested out the
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| 3-6-1. A strange selection from coach
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| | wobbly ball from distance. The German
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| Alexandre Guimares.The tension was
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| | defence when on the back foot did look
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| evidently being felt by the crowd much
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| | decidedly dodgy, and they were lucky to
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| more than the participants, as right from
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| | get a linesmans flag when Wanchope was
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| the whistle both sides showed attacking
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| | again through on goal. Surely Guimares
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| intent.Centeno showed some neat ball
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| | would change things in the second
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| control and surged forward right through
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| | half.The second period began with more of
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| the heart of the German midfield in the
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| | the same. Podolski went close from the
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| first minute, only to be stopped
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| | edge of the box in the first minute and
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| illegally by Frings who was quick to spot
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| | set the tone for German dominance. Their
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| the danger. Nothing came from the free
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| | midfield continued to roam almost
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| kick.Frings then appeared at the other
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| | unmolested, with Borowski & Frings
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| end moments later and tested Costa Rican
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| | becoming more involved, and
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| 'keeper Porras with a shot from distance.
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| | Schweinsteiger providing real quality &
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| Porras was keen to scramble across his
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| | vision.The third goal came on the hour
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| goal to get close to the ball, perhaps
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| | from a fine move down the left where
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| signifying that he was wary of the new
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| | Schweinsteiger fed Lahm whose deflected
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| official ball being used by FIFA for this
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| | cross left Marin, who had been easily
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| tournament. It does seem to travel
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| | Costa Rica's best defender, for once flat
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| through the air with an irregular flight
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| | footed. Klose rose unchallenged to send a
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| path.The German midfield began to take
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| | header seemingly goalward. A fine save by
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| hold of the game, seemingly given space
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| | Porras only delayed the inevitable as
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| to play by the Costa Ricans that
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| | Klose emphatically despatched the
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| outnumbered them, and after just 5
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| | rebound.The crowd now seemed to start
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| minutes the deadlock was broken. Costa
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| | enjoying the occasion as much as the
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| Rica failed to clear from the edge of
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| | German players, and Lahm again caused
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| their own box, and the ball wormed it's
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| | problems down the left. Klinsmann saw the
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| way out to diminutive full back Lahm on
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| | chance to rest some of his players, and
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| the left flank. Lahm swiftly cut in onto
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| | started to make substitutions, Kehl on
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| his right and unleashed a hefty right
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| | for Borowski.Suddenly, against the run of
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| foot shot from outside the corner of the
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| | play a precision pass by Centeno unlocked
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| box, which curled into the goalie's top
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| | the German defence, and Wanchope galloped
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| left hitting the post on the way.
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| | through the gaping hole to put Costa Rica
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| What a goal to open the World Cup
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| | back in with a shout. Wanchope's finish
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| scoring.Germany now took full control of
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| | was precision itself with the outside of
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| the game, with their midfield four
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| | his right boot. Lehmann stood bemused, as
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| keeping possession well and looking to
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| | he'd not yet had to make a save, but had
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| provide the openings for another goal.
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| | let in two goals.The expected grandstand
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| Scweinsteiger, who was now being givem
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| | finish never came. Costa Rica never
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| far too much room to express himself onm
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| | really seemed to have the conviction to
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| the left, fed a ball inside Klose who had
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| | get at Germany and cause an upset.The
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| evaded his marker, but Porras raced
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| | points were secured in the 87th minute by
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| quickly from his line to deter him.Then,
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| | Frings with an absolute pearl of a strike
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| out of the blue, the German back four
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| | from all of 30 yards, curling away from a
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| were caught hopelessly flat footed by a
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| | desperate Porras into his top left
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| Costa Rican one-two. Wanchope laid off to
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| | corner. A fitting end to any game, and
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| Centeno, who's superbly weighted return
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| | one which may not be bettered throughout
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| ball split the German defence wide, with
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| | this tournament.
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| Friedrich three yards adrift on the wrong
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| | Final score: Germany 4 Costa Rica 2.
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