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Germany claimed third place at the World Cup with a 3-1 defeat of Portugal in Stuttgart.

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		LEHMANN POINTS TO RIVALRY Jens Lehmann admits the great competition between him and Oliver Kahn helped the two.

		KAHN HAPPY TO GO AFTER 'HARDEST TIME' Oliver Kahn claims there could be no better moment to retire from international football.

		KLINSMANN UNDECIDED OVER FUTURE Post-match reaction to Germany's 3-1 World Cup victory over Portugal.

KAHN CALLS IT QUITS WITH GERMANY Germany keeper Oliver Kahn announced his international retirement after the 3-1 defeat of Portugal.

GERMANY v PORTUGAL PLAYER RATINGS A look at how the players rated in Germany's 3-1 World Cup victory over Portugal.

FRINGS NOT AMUSED BY FIFA Torsten Frings has branded FIFA's decision to suspend him for Germany's semi-final clash with Italy as "a joke".

KLINSMANN HIS PEACE-KEEPERS Jurgen Klinsmann has hailed Jens Lehmann and Oliver Kahn ahead of their World Cup finale.

BALLACK MISSES PLAY-OFF Germany captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the third-place play-off against Portugal.

LEHMANN WOULD MAKE WAY FOR KAHN Jens Lehmann would make room for Oliver Kahn to play in Germany's World Cup clash with Portugal.

RONALDO PAYS PRICE Cristiano Ronaldo's antics during the World Cup cost him the young player of the tournament award.

LEHMANN BACKS HENRY IN RACE FOR GOLD Jens Lehmann has backed Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry to finish as the World Cup's top scorer.

PER OUT OF THIRD-PLACE MATCH Germany defender Per Mertesacker will miss the third-place match against Portugal.

HOENESS CALLS FOR KLINSMANN TO STAY Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has urged Jurgen Klinsmann to remain as Germany coach.

GIVE JURGEN SPACE - BOSS Jurgen Klinsmann will be left alone to consider his future as Germany's coach.

BALLACK ADMITS BETTER TEAM WON A tearful Michael Ballack claimed "it just isn't meant to be" for him to play in a World Cup final.

KLINSMANN LEFT TO MULL OVER FUTURE Jurgen Klinsmann will bide his time before deciding whether to stay on as Germany coach.

ITALY BREAK GERMAN HEARTS Italy ended Germany's dreams with two extra-time goals in an epic 2-0 semi-final win.

LIPPI PRAISE FOR ITALIAN HEROES Post-match reaction to Italy's 2-0 World Cup semi-final victory over Germany.

GERMANY v ITALY PLAYER RATINGS A look at how the players rated in the World Cup semi-final between Germany and Italy.

World Cup 2006 fixtures & results header

Date	Match				Grp/Rnd

09/06/06		Germany	4 - 2	Costa Rica	A
14/06/06		Germany	1 - 0	Poland	A
20/06/06		Germany	3 - 0	Ecuador	A
24/06/06		Germany	2 - 0	Sweden	R2
30/06/06		Germany	1 - 1	Argentina (4-2)	QF
04/07/06		Germany	0 - 2	Italy (aet)	SF
08/07/06		Germany	3 - 1	Portugal	3/4PL

Group A
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	8	2	9
Ecuador	3	2	0	1	5	3	6
Poland	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	3	9	0

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