Germany striker Miroslav Klose now stands seventh in the all-time World Cup goal scorer list with ten after scoring a vital equalizer that helped the hosts go on to win Friday's quarter-final with Argentina 4-2 on penalties.

Polish-born forward Klose leveled the score in the 80th minute at 1-1 to take his tournament tally to five - the same number he scored at the 2002 World Cup.

The 28-year-old Klose moves above Portugal icon Eusebio - who scored all his nine in the 1966 edition - and Italy's Paolo Rossi in the all-time list and now stands alongside West Germany's 1954 World Cup hero Helmut Rahn.

Klose's coach Jürgen Klinsmann, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, is his next target with 11, heading into Tuesday's semi-final with Italy.

Brazilian striker Ronaldo leads the World Cup goal scoring charts with 15 having overtaken yet another German Gerd Muller when he scored in the 3-0 victory over Ghana in the second round.