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Final Draft: World Cup 2

Dear Journal,

Yesterday I went to the final World Cup game of 1990. It was Germany vs. Argentina almost to the finish and I was getting a little hungry. Right when I was about to leave for some popcorn and a coke Andreas Brehme scored the goal for Germany. It was so amazing right in the left hand corner right through the goaltenders hands. The crowd went wild and you could see all of the wonderful black, red and yellow shirts and pants. There were five minutes left in the game and Argentina was playing great offense shooting when ever they had a chance but Germany's goaltenders would not let that big round ball get in the goal. Right now there are only two minutes left and the whole crowd is getting nervous. There is a old stinky lady sitting next to me that is biting her fingernails to the nub because she wants Germany to win so badly. Right when there is one minute left in the game Argentina keeps passing the ball around trying to take a good shot on Germany. Fifty five seconds left on the clock, it was the last chance for Argentina and everyone was standing up waiting to see what would happen. Oh My Goodness so close for Diego Armando to get past Germany's defense and score a goal and almost have a tied up game. YEAH YEAH YEAH Germany won their 3rd title of the world cup. They also won the 1954 and 1974 world cup. I bet that was the longest ninety minutes in their life just wanting to get the game over and winning the game. But lets think about the future not about the past.

Everything there is so amazing! Did you know that the world cup is the most watched sporting event in the world? In 2006 and estimated 715.1 million people watched it.  Every four years <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">except in 1942 and 1946- because of <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">World War II -. Championship has been awarded to the winning team. In all the tournaments between 1934 and 1978 have had <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">sixteen teams competing. <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Except in 1938 when Austria was absorbed into Germany which left only fifteen teams to compete, and in 1950 when India, Scotland and Turkey withdrew leaving only thirteen teams. Jeez, and wait 'till you hear about the trophy and how cool it is to win!<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> From 1930 to 1970 the <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Jules Rimet Trophy was <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">awarded to the world cup winner. It was originally known as <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">The Coupe de Monde, b<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> ut in <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">1946 it was renamed after <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Jules Rimet, the FIFA president. in 1<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">970 a new trophy was designed that is <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">now known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The new trophy is <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">thirty five centimeters long and <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">fourteen inches high and <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">weighs about 3.8 km. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">75% of the trophy is gold, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">so it is probably a bit heavy. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Germany was so happy when they got that trophy. They were <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">screaming and hugging everyone becaus<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> e they were so <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">happy to win for their coach and for their country. <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> There are some <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">amazing records that people made in this tournament. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">15 goals were scored in three tournaments by Brazil's Ronaldo. In <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">1954 Hun <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">gary scored the most goals <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">they scored 27 in one tournament. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">most hat tricks(3 goals in one game) is 2. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Germany's <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Gerd Muller holds that record. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil's Pele has the most winner's medals. He owns <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">three of them. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There are two players that hold the record for playing in  <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> the most world cup games. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mexico's Antonio Carbajal <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and Germany's Lothar Mattaus both played in five tournaments. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The only team that has payed in all of the tournaments is Brazil. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil also holds the record for the most World Cup titles. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">They have won 5 tournaments. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next is Italy with 4 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and shortly after is G <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">ermany with 3. I do think that Germany will soon be cought up with <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil.

Now Germany will participate in the next World Cup in 1994. I bet the fans can't wait for the next World Cup. Well I will see you next year on a <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">field which will be decided on votes.

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World Cup 2.

Dear Journal,

Yesterday I went to the final <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">World Cup game of 1990. It was <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Germany vs. Argentina almost to the finish and I was getting a little hungry. Right when I was about to leave for some popcorn and a<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> coke Andreas Brehme scored the goal for Germany. It was so amazing <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">right in the left hand corner right through the goaltenders hands. The crowd went wild and you could see all of the wonderful <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">black, red and yellow shirts and pants. There were five minutes left in the game and Argentina was playing great offense <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">shooting when ever they had a chance but Germany's goaltenders would not let that big round ball get in the goal. Right now there are only <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">two minutes left and the whole crowd is getting nervous. There is a old stinky lady sitting next to me that is biting her fingernails to the nub because she wants Germany to win so badly. Right when there is one minute left in the game Argentina keeps passing the ball around trying to take a good shot on Germany. Fifty five seconds left on the clock, it was the last chance for Argentina and everyone was standing up waiting to see what would happen. Oh My Goodness so close for <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Diego Armando to get past Germany's defense and score a goal and almost have a tied up game. YEAH YEAH YEAH Germany won their <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">3rd title of the world cup. They <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">also won the 1954 and 1974 world cup. I bet that was the longest <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">ninety minutes in their life just wanting to get the game over and winning the game. But lets think about the future not about the past.

Everything there is so amazing! Did you know that the world cup is the <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">most watched sporting event in the world? <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">In 2006 and estimated 715.1 million people watched <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">it. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Every four years <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">except in 1942 and 1946- because of <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">World War II -. Championship has been awarded to the winning team. In all the tournaments between 1934 and 1978 have had <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">sixteen teams competing. <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Except in 1938 when Austria was absorbed into Germany which left only fifteen teams to compete, and in 1950 when India, Scotland and Turkey withdrew leaving only thirteen teams. Jeez, and wait 'till you hear about the trophy and how cool it is to win!<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> From 1930 to 1970 the <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Jules Rimet Trophy was <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">awarded to the world cup winner. It was originally known as <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">The Coupe de Monde, b<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> ut in <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">1946 it was renamed after <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Jules Rimet, the FIFA president. in 1<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">970 a new trophy was designed that is <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">now known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The new trophy is <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">thirty five centimeters long and <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">fourteen inches high and <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">weighs about 3.8 km. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">75% of the tropy is gold, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">so it is probably a bit heavy. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Germany was so happy when they got that trophy. They were <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">screaming and hugging everyone becaus<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> e they were so <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">happy to win for their coach and for their country. <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> There are some <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">amazing records that people made in this tournament. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">15 goals were scored in three tournaments by Brazil's Ronaldo. In <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">1954 Hun <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">gary scored the most goals <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">they scored 27 in one tournament. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">most hat tricks(3 goals in one game) is 2. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Germany's <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">Gerd Muller holds that record. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil's Pele has the most winner's medals. He owns <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">three of them. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There are two players that hold the record for playing in  <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> the most world cup games. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mexico's Antonio Carbajal <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and Germany's Lothar Mattaus both played in five tournaments. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The only team that has payed in all of the tournaments is Brazil. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil also holds the record for the most World Cup titles. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">They have won 5 tournaments. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next is Italy with 4 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and shortly after is G <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">ermany with 3. I do think that Germany will soon be cought up with <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Brazil.

Now Germany will participate in the next World Cup in 1994. I bet the fans can't wait for the next World Cup. Well I will see you next year on a <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">field which will be decided on votes.

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 * The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in [|1930], except in 1942 and 1946, because of [|World War II].
 * The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the [|2006 final].[|[1]]


 * [|Brazil] are the only team that have played in every tournament and have won the World Cup a record five times. [|Italy] are the current champions and have won four titles, and [|Germany] are next with three.


 * The [|most recent World Cup] was held in Germany in 2006, and was won by [|Italy], who defeated [|France] in the final. The [|next World Cup] will be held in South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July 2010, and the [|2014 World Cup] will be held in Brazil.


 * Germany used to switch of with another European Country and with South America and North America for where the world cup would take place until 1998.


 * In the tournaments between 1934 and [|1978], 16 teams competed in each tournament, except in 1938, when [|Austria] were absorbed into [|Germany] after qualifying, leaving the tournament with 15 teams, and in 1950, when [|India], [|Scotland] and [|Turkey] withdrew, leaving the tournament with 13 teams.


 * The Trophy**
 * From 1930 to 1970, the //[|Jules Rimet Trophy]// was awarded to the World Cup winner. It was originally simply known as the //World Cup// or //Coupe du Monde//, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president [|Jules Rimet] who set up the first tournament


 * After 1970, a new trophy, known as the //[|FIFA World Cup Trophy]//, was designed.


 * The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 [|carat] (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb).


 * Records**
 * The overall leading goalscorer in World Cups is Brazil's [|Ronaldo], scorer of 15 goals in three tournaments.
 * [|1954] - [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png width="22" height="11" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary"]] [|Hungary] (27) Highest in World Cup history.(Hungary scored the most goals in one tournament)
 * Most hat-tricks(3 goals in one game)-[|Gerd Müller] ( [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany"]] [|West Germany], 1970).(2)


 * ~ Team ||~ Titles ||~ Runners-up ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil"]] [|Brazil] || 5 ([|1958], [|1962], [|1970], [|1994], [|2002]) || 2 ([|1950][|*], [|1998]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy"]] [|Italy] || 4 ([|1934][|*], [|1938], [|1982], [|2006]) || 2 ([|1970], [|1994]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Germany][|^] || 3 ([|1954], [|1974][|*], [|1990]) || 4 ([|1966], [|1982], [|1986], [|2002]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png width="22" height="14" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina"]] [|Argentina] || 2 ([|1978][|*], [|1986]) || 2 ([|1930], [|1990]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/22px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay"]] [|Uruguay] || 2 ([|1930][|*], [|1950]) || – ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France"]] [|France] || 1 ([|1998][|*]) || 1 ([|2006]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/22px-Flag_of_England.svg.png width="22" height="13" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England"]] [|England] || 1 ([|1966][|*]) || – ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands"]] [|Netherlands] || – || 2 ([|1974], [|1978]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Flag_of_Czechoslovakia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Czechoslovakia.svg.png width="22" height="15" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia"]] [|Czechoslovakia][|#] || – || 2 ([|1934], [|1962]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png width="22" height="11" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary"]] [|Hungary] || – || 2 ([|1938], [|1954]) ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png width="22" height="14" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden"]] [|Sweden] || – || 1 ([|1958][|*]) ||


 * [|Brazil]'s [|Pelé] is the only player to hold three World Cup winners' medals.


 * [|Mexico]'s [|Antonio Carbajal] and [|Germany]'s [|Lothar Matthäus] both played in five tournaments.
 * HISTORY**: []
 * The official history of football in Germany began when the German Football Associationwas founded in Leipzig on 28 January 1900.


 * The gold medal won by the German Democratic Republic’s Team at the Olympic Summer Games in Montreal in 1976 is also remembered as part of Germany’s footballing history.


 * The 2006 World Cup stands as one of the most watched events in television history, garnering an estimated 26.29 billion non-unique viewers, compiled over the course of the tournament.


 * **CURRENT GERMANY TEAM!**


 * ~ Name ||~ Date of birth ||~ Club ||~ Caps (goals) ||~ Debut ||
 * ~ Goalkeepers ||
 * [|René Adler] || 15 January 1985 ( 1985-01-15 ) (age 24) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayer Leverkusen] || 4 (0) || v. [|Russia], 11 October 2008 ||
 * [|Robert Enke] || 24 August 1977 ( 1977-08-24 ) (age 31) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Hannover 96] || 4 (0) || v. [|Denmark], 28 March 2007 ||
 * [|Tim Wiese] || 17 December 1981 ( 1981-12-17 ) (age 27) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Werder Bremen] || 1 (0) || v. [|England], 19 November 2008 ||
 * ~ Defenders ||
 * [|Andreas Beck] || 13 March 1987 ( 1987-03-13 ) (age 22) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|1899 Hoffenheim] || 1 (0) || v. [|Norway], 11 February 2009 ||
 * [|Arne Friedrich] || 29 May 1979 ( 1979-05-29 ) (age 29) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Hertha Berlin] || 64 (0) || v. [|Bulgaria], 21 August 2002 ||
 * [|Andreas Hinkel] || 26 March 1982 ( 1982-03-26 ) (age 26) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Scotland" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland"]] [|Celtic] || 19 (0) || v. [|Serbia & Montenegro], 30 April 2003 ||
 * [|Philipp Lahm] || 11 November 1983 ( 1983-11-11 ) (age 25) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayern Munich] || 53 (3) || v. [|Croatia], 18 February 2004 ||
 * [|Per Mertesacker] || 29 September 1984 ( 1984-09-29 ) (age 24) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Werder Bremen] || 53 (1) || v. [|Iran], 9 October 2004 ||
 * [|Marcel Schäfer] || 7 June 1984 ( 1984-06-07 ) (age 24) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|VfL Wolfsburg] || 1 (0) || v. [|England], 19 November 2008 ||
 * [|Serdar Tasci] || 24 April 1987 ( 1987-04-24 ) (age 21) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|VfB Stuttgart] || 5 (0) || v. [|Belgium], 20 August 2008 ||
 * [|Heiko Westermann] || 14 August 1983 ( 1983-08-14 ) (age 25) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Schalke 04] || 10 (1) || v. [|Austria], 6 February 2008 ||
 * ~ Midfielders ||
 * [|Michael Ballack] ([|captain]) || 26 September 1976 ( 1976-09-26 ) (age 32) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/22px-Flag_of_England.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of England" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England"]] [|Chelsea] || 90 (39) || v. [|Scotland], 28 April 1999 ||
 * [|Torsten Frings] || 22 November 1976 ( 1976-11-22 ) (age 32) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Werder Bremen] || 79 (10) || v. [|France], 27 February 2001 ||
 * [|Thomas Hitzlsperger] || 5 April 1982 ( 1982-04-05 ) (age 26) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|VfB Stuttgart] || 43 (6) || v. [|Iran], 9 October 2004 ||
 * [|Marcell Jansen] || 4 November 1985 ( 1985-11-04 ) (age 23) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Hamburg] || 28 (1) || v. [|Slovakia], 3 September 2005 ||
 * [|Marko Marin] || 13 March 1989 ( 1989-03-13 ) (age 20) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Borussia Mönchengladbach] || 5 (1) || v. [|Belarus], 27 May 2008 ||
 * [|Simon Rolfes] || 21 January 1982 ( 1982-01-21 ) (age 27) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayer Leverkusen] || 17 (1) || v. [|Denmark], 28 March 2007 ||
 * [|Bastian Schweinsteiger] || 1 August 1984 ( 1984-08-01 ) (age 24) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayern Munich] || 63 (17) || v. [|Hungary], 6 June 2004 ||
 * [|Piotr Trochowski] || 22 March 1984 ( 1984-03-22 ) (age 24) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Hamburg] || 19 (1) || v. [|Georgia], 7 October 2006 ||
 * ~ Strikers ||
 * [|Mario Gómez] || 10 July 1985 ( 1985-07-10 ) (age 23) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|VfB Stuttgart] || 21 (6) || v. [|Switzerland], 7 February 2007 ||
 * [|Patrick Helmes] || 1 March 1984 ( 1984-03-01 ) (age 25) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayer Leverkusen] || 10 (1) || v. [|Denmark], 28 March 2007 ||
 * [|Stefan Kießling] || 25 January 1984 ( 1984-01-25 ) (age 25) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayer Leverkusen] || 2 (0) || v. [|Denmark], 28 March 2007 ||
 * [|Lukas Podolski] || 4 June 1985 ( 1985-06-04 ) (age 23) || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Flag of Germany" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"]] [|Bayern Munich] || 60 (31) || v. [|Hungary], 6 June 2004 ||