July 8, 2006 : Germany 3 - 1 Portugal Third Place Game

Germany

vs.

Portugal

After a listless first half for both teams, German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger had an offensive explosion to put the host nation over Portugal 3-1 in the tournament's consolation game. Schweinsteiger was the Power P Read More >
		Bastian Schweinsteiger #7 Germany
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Germany  2    Schweinsteiger      17  Kehl      15  Kahn      14  Nowotny      12  Metzelder      10  Klose      9  Lahm      9  Jansen      8    Frings      8  Podolski      7  Schneider      4	1  Portugal   16      Deco   15      Meira   14      Sabrosa   12      Ronaldo   8      Ricardo   7      Costa    7      Pauleta   3      Ferreira    2      Costinha    2      Maniche   -4      Valemte
GER Totals      119	99    POR Totals

July 4, 2006 : Germany 0 - 2 Italy Semi Final

Germany

vs.

Italy

Italy scored two goals at the death of overtime to defeat a tired Germany side hoping for penalties. The 2-0 line score reflected the run of play and Italy will now play in the Championship game. DVR rating 2 diamonds. Read More >
		Fabio Grosso #3 Italy
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Germany  0  Podolski      14  Ballack      12  Lahm      12  Mertesacker      9    Metzelder      8  Friedrich      8  Kehl      7    Borowski      7  Lehmann      5  Klose      5  Schneider      4	2  Italy   24      Grosso   21      Pirlo   20      Materazzi   18      Cannavaro   12      Gattuso   11      Zambrotta   8      Perrotta   6      Buffon   5      Totti   4      Camoranesi    0      Toni
GER Totals      104	155    ITA Totals

Germany v Italy Semi Final Power Stats Preview

July 4, 2006

Gemany hosts Italy today in a dream match up in a 2006 World Cup Semi Final.

Keys to the Match

(1) Itlay's Gattuso has to be able ot mark Ballack out of the game. Ballack creates significant problems for defenses and if too much attention i s given to defending Ballcck, it opens space for Klose and Poldolski.

(2) Gemany needs to seocre early. Italy would have to be favored the longer the game remains scorless.

(3) Phillip Lahm attacking runs down the wing. This will sstretch Italy's defense which is very strong through the middle of the field.

(4) Totti needs a big game. He is the one offensive player that can open up the German defense. Undortunately he has run hot and cold during the tournament.

By the Numbers

Attacking - Advantage to Germany. 90 attacking points to 75 for Italy.

Defending - Slight advatage to Italy. 40 defending points to 36 for Germany.

Miscues - Advantage to Italy. Germany fouls 4 more times per game and gives the ball away 3 more times per game.

Goalkeeping - Even. Two world-class goalkeepers.

Penalty kicks - Advantage to Germany, never lost in World Cup, Italy never won in World Cup.

Coaching - Advantage to Italy. Lippi is more experienced and battle tested than Klinnsman.

Home field - Big advantage to Germany

Final Score - Germany 1 -0 Italy in regulation.

June 30, 2006 : Germany 1 - 1 Argentina

Germany

vs.

Argentina

Germany waited until ten minutes from time before equalizing against Argentina 1-1 in a classic match. Germany then prevailed in penalties 4-2 when neither team scored in overtime and will now advance to the Semi Finals. DVR r Read More >
		Roberto Ayala #2 Argentina
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Germany  1  Ballack      19  Lahm      18    Friedrich      11  Klose      11  Metzelder      11  Mertesacker      10  Frings      8    Podolski      6  Lehmann      6  Schweinsteiger      5  Schneider      2	1  Argentina   21      Ayala   16      Tevez   13      Rodriguez    12      Sorin    12      Gonzalez   10      Mascherano    9      Coloccini   6      Riquelme   3      Abbondanzieri   1      Heinze   -1      Crespo
GER Totals      119	112    ARG Totals

June 24, 2006 : DVR Ratings

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Games for June 24, 2006

Argentina v Mexico : uuu Dramatic and emotional.
Germany v Sweden: u All the action is in first fifteen minutes.

June 24, 2006 : Germany 2 - 0 Sweden

Germany

vs.

Sweden

Gerrmany breezed by tem-man Sweden 2-0 to advance to the quarter finals. DVR rating one diamond. All the action is in the first 15 minutes. Full game summary report to follow. Read More >
		Miroslav Klose #11 Germany
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Germany  2  Klose      24  Ballack      22  Podolski      21    Frings      10  Lehmann      10  Metzelder      7  Schweinsteiger      7  Lahm      7  Mertesacker      4  Friedrich      2  Schneider      1	0  Sweden   13      Ljungberg   13      Isaksson   11      Linderoth   11      Larsson   5      Ibrahimovic   5      Jonson    4      Mellberg   2      Lucic      1      Edman   -1      Kallstrom   -2      Alexandersson
GER Totals      129	71    SWE Totals

June 20, 2006 : Ecuador 0 - 3 Germany

Ecuador

vs.

Germany

Germany strolled past a disinterested Ecuador for an easy 3-0 win. DVR rating 1 diamond. Full game summary report to follow. Read More >
		Michael Ballack #13 Germany
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Ecuador  0  Guagua      15  Ambrossi      10  Mora      10  Kaviedes      8  De La Cruz      6  Espinoza      6  Tenorio      6  Mendez      5  Ayovi      2  Borja      -1    Valencia      -4	3  Germany   25      Ballack   17      Klose   17      Schweinsteiger   13      Lehmann   13      Podolski   12      Lahm   10      Schneider   10      Mertesacker   9      Friedrich   9      Huth   0      Frings
ECU Totals      68	141    GER Totals

June 14, 2006 : Germany 1 v 0 Poland

Germany

vs.

Poland

Germany snatches victory at the death to defeat Poland 1-0. DRV Game Rating 4 diamonds. Might be best game of the tournament. Full game report summary to follow. Read More >
		Miroslav Klose #11 Germany
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Germany  1  Klose      23  Lahm      21    Metzelder      16  Schneider      14  Mertesacker      13  Lehmann      7    Ballack      6  Podolski      6  Frings      4  Friedrich      2  Schweinsteiger      0	0  Poland   17      Bak   15      Boruc    14      Jelen   11      Gorawski   9      Zurawski   9      Baszczynski   7      Zewlakow   6      Radomski   2      Krzynowek    0      Sobolewski      0      Smolarek
GER Totals      137	92    POL Totals

June 9, 2006 : Germany 4 - 2 Costa Rica

Miroslav Klose #11 Germany 21 Game Honors Full Report > Player Power Ratings   Full Player Report Germany  4    Klose 21   Lahm 19   Podolski 18   Schweinsteiger 18   Frings 17   Mertesacker 12   Schneider 11   Borowski 9   Metzelder 4   Friedrich 3   Lehmann 2   Neuville 2   Kehl 1   Odonkor 1   2  Costa Rica 13 Wanchope  13 Porras  8 Marin  8 Umana  8 Martinez  8 Sequeira  5 Fonseca  1 Solis  1 Centeno  0 Gonzalez  -1 Gomez  5 Drummond  3 Bolanos  0 Azofeifa  0 Team  GER Totals 138 72 CRC Totals Germany threw a birthday party for Power Player of the Game Miroslav Klose today in their 4-2 defeat of an oppotunistic Costa Rica. Klose restored the hopes of millions of German football fanatics each time it seemed the game was slipping away. His two goals from four shots contributed greatly to his game high 21 Power Rating. Playmaker of the Game, Bastian Schweinsteiger continually feed the enormous appetite of the German forwards. Schweinsteiger’s two assists and six Reaches (crosses) into the penalty area earned him 14 Power Points.

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