Game Location: Sapporo, Japan

Game Attendance: 42,000

Germany v. Saudia Arabia

Lineups:

Germany (in white jerseys, black shorts): Kahn (GK), Linke, Ramelow, Metzelder, Frings, Ballack, Hamann, Ziege, Schneider, Klose, Jancker, Substitions: (Jeremies in for Ramelow to start second half, Bierhoff in for Jancker in the 66th minute, Neuville in for Klose in the 76th minute) Yellow Cards: Hamann, Ziege

Saudia Arabia (in green jerseys, green shorts): Al Deayea (GK), Tukar, Sulimani, Al Dossary, Zubromawi, Al Jaber, Al Temyat, Noor, Al Owairan, Al Waked, Al Yami Substitutions:(Al Shahrani for Al Owairan, Al Kathran for Al Temyat to start second half, Gaman Al Dosary in for Al Yami in the 76th minute) Yellow Cards: Noor

GAME OVER

Second Half

91:56 SCHNEIDER curves a beautiful free kick around the Saudi wall and into the upper right corner of the net past a diving Al Deayea, GERMANY LEADS 8-0

90:70 Noor gets yellow card for foul on Schneider. Free kick

85:51 Shot from Al Kathran on the left side sails high over the woodwork

83:50 BIERHOFF shoots from far out, powers it past Al Deayea, GERMANY LEADS 7-0!

82:30 Hamann gets yellow card after a rough tackle

76:00 Neuville in for Klose, Gaman Al Dosary in for Al Yami

75:49 Striker Al Yami's open shot sails high and wide

74:55 Klose in front of the goal tries to sneak it past Al Deayea who makes a diving stop for the ball.

72:11 Corner ball to the center of the net, LINKE comes up from defense to HEAD THE BALL PAST Al Deayea. GERMANY LEADS 6-0!

68:56 Schneider, cross from right, Klose uses his head again, bounces it past Al Deayea for his THIRD GOAL OF THE GAME. GERMANY LEADS 5-0!

66:21 Bierhoff in for Jancker

53:23 Schneider weaves his way through Saudi defense on the right side and kicks the ball wide right of the goal as he's tackled. No foul.

HALFTIME

First Half

45:30 Klose with a beautiful tap with the back of his heel, gets a long pass centered to JANCKER stretches his long right leg around the defender and hammers it home. GERMANY LEADS 4-0!

39:47 Ziege cross from the left to center. BALLACK DIVES, HEADS BALL INTO RIGHT CORNER OF THE NET, GERMANY LEADS 3-0!

24:32 Ballack nice cross from the left side HEADED IN BY KLOSE. GERMANY LEADS 2-0!

22:49 Hamann's shot from center caught by Al Deayea.

19:16 KLOSE SCORES 1-0 GERMANY. Klose takes a pass from the right side and heads it in for the first goal of the game!

18:39 Frings shot from the right side gobbled up by Al Deayea.

15:43 Ballack gets a nice pass to the middle, his kick sails wide left of the goalpost.

13:20 Frings heads a ball over the crossbar, Germany's second big chance of the game.

07:23 Jancker slips ball past goalie Al Deayea and Saudi defender who both fall down. Jancker pokes ball in but referee rules interference on Jancker. No goal.