Germany master penalties to beat Argentina to semi-final spot
{{date|June 30, 2006}}

[[Image:World Cup 2006 logo.png|left|50px]] Germany beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to book a place in the Fifa World Cup semi-finals in Berlin, Friday.

[[Image:Berlin Olympiastadion nach Umbau.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Olympiastadion, Berlin.]]

The match had drawn 1-1 without many clear chances for either side due to defensive play on both sides. First it was Germany who were unable to be positive as Argentina dominated play with 65 per cent of ball possession. 

Until their goal Argentina controlled the game. 

Four minutes after half-time Roberto Ayala got across Miroslav Klose to meet Juan Riquelme's corner which he powered between Jens Lehmann and his near post guard, Philipp Lahm.

The goal early in the second period made for a more exciting match which had been mostly uneventful in a first half during which neither side could muster more than a single shot. However; good scoring chances where hard to come by.

Juergen Klinsmann may be credited with a substitution change that partially helped Germany get an equalising goal. The fast David Odonkor troubled Juan Sorin and the Argentine left flank and allowed Germany to press forward nearer to the opposition penalty area.

Argentine manager may also have made a tactical mistake and suffered form a moment of bad fortune. In the minutes before Germany equalised from Ballack's wonderful left field cross his goalkeeper had to be stretchered off with a muscle injury.

Jose Pekerman followed his keeper's substitutions with two defensive ones; taking off creative midfield playmaker Riquelme and forward Hernan Crespo. The gifts of Lionel Messi and Javier Saviola were left on the bench while Julio Cruz, a long ball-holding forward, was brought on to partner Carlos Tevez.

The bad luck and changes seemed to put Germany in charge of the tactical game for the first time in the match.
 
A minute after Cruz arrived Pekerman might have regretted his decision. Klose's fifth World Cup goal ten minutes from time put him at the top of the Fifa Golden Boot leader board as the tournament's highest goalscorer. He beat his marker to dip and head beyond Leonardo Franco after Tim Borowski, a substitution on 74 minutes, had flicked on a Ballack cross.

The game finished 1-1 and the two halves of extra time mirrored the match; first half uneventful, the second half more attacking. Fabricio Coloccini came closest to breaking the deadlock when he hit the crossbar from 45 yards trying to catch Lehmann off his goal line.

Neither Germany or Argentina had lost in a World Cup penalty contest; both sides had won three. All the penalties hit the target and were well struck, except Ayala's who hit a soft effort which Lehmann saved to his left. Cambiasso's effort to Lehmann's left was better struck but the keeper had guessed the right side to dive to break Argentine hearts.

'''Post shootout melee'''

FIFA launched an investigation into an on-field melee which began after the penalties had been decided in Germany's favour.

Punches and kicks were thrown in the tangle. Unused Argentine substitute Leandro Cufre assaulted German Per Mertesacker and was presented the red card by Lubos Michel.

According to the German captain Michael Ballack the conflict originated when Argentine players shouted at the German team during the shootout. When Tim Borowski got Germany's fourth penalty he made a sign to the Argentine players to be quiet.

After the penalty kicks Argentine players approached Borowski  and a scuffle of mostly pushing began that involved dozens of players, referees, coaches and substitutes.

FIFA said television pictures would be looked at and fines or sanctions would be considered if appropriate.

[[Image:Fifa world cup org.jpg|right|50px]]

==Quarter-finals==

'''Match 57'''
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Attendance: 72'000

==Penalties==

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|40px|bottom]]
|style="text-align: left;"|Notes
|style="text-align: left;"|Result
|
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|35px|bottom]]
|style="text-align: left;"|Notes
|style="text-align: left;"|Result
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Neuville
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hard to left''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|style="text-align: left;"|Cruz
|style="text-align: left;"|''High to right''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Ballack
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hard to right''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|style="text-align: left;"|Ayala
|style="text-align: left;"|''Saved low left''
|style="text-align: center;"|X
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Podolski
|style="text-align: left;"|''Hard low left''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|style="text-align: left;"|Rodriguez
|style="text-align: left;"|''Stutter, low right''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Borowski
|style="text-align: left;"|''Low to left''
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|style="text-align: left;"|Cambiasso
|style="text-align: left;"|''Saved low left''
|style="text-align: center;"|X
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|
|style="text-align: left;"|'''Total'''
|style="text-align: center;"|'''4'''
|
|style="text-align: left;"|
|style="text-align: left;"|'''Total'''
|style="text-align: center;"|'''2'''
|-
|}

''Notes are from the '''goalkeeper's''' view.''

==Formations==
===Germany===
[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|- <!--Add five to create new line  -->
|
|
|
|
|
|- <!--Goalkeeper -->
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]] Jens Lehmann (GK)
|
|
|-  <!--Defenders -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Arne Friedrich 114'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Per Mertesacker
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Christoph Metzelder
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Philipp Lahm
|- <!--Defensive midfield players -->
|
|
|
|
|
|-  <!-- Midfield players / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Bernd Schneider
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Torsten Frings 
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Michael Ballack (C)
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Bastien Schweinsteiger 
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|
|
|     
|
|
|-   <!-- Strikers -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Miroslav Klose [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|11px|bottom]]Lukas Podolski 3'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 62' David Odonkor 94'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] for Schneider
* 74' Tim Borowski for Schweinsteiger
* 86' Oliver Neuville for Klose

Coach: Juergen Klinsmann

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''
----

===Argentina===
[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-  <!-- Goalkeeper -->
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Roberto Abbondanzieri (GK)
|
|
|-   <!-- Defenders -->
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Gabriel Heinze 
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Fabricio Coloccini
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Roberto Ayala [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]]
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Juan Sorin (C) 46'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|-  <!-- Defensive midfield player -->
|
|
|
|
|
|-   <!-- Midfield player / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Luis Gonzalez
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Javier Mascherano 60'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Maxi Rodriguez 88'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Juan Riquelme
|
|
|-  <!-- Strikers -->
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Hernan Crespo
|
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|11px|bottom]]Carlos Tevez
|
|}

''Substitutes''
* 71' Leonardo Franco (GK) for Abbondanzieri
* 72' Esteban Cambiasso for Riquelme
* 79' Julio Cruz 95'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] for Crespo
* unused Leandro Cufre 120' [[image:red card.svg|10px]]
Coach: Jose Pekerman

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''

==Officials==

[[Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg|25px]] Referee: Lubos Michel [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]][[image:Red card.svg|10px]]

[[Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Roman Slysko

[[Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Martin Balko

[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|15px]] Fourth referee: Massimo Busacca

[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg|15px]] Fifth referee: Francesco Buragina

==Related news==

[[Italy brush Ukraine aside 3-0 to reach semi-final]]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991602.stm
|title= Germany 1-1 Argentina
|author= 
|pub=BBC Online
|date=June 30, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/match/57/mr.html
|title= Fifa match report 
|author= 
|pub= Fifa
|date=June 30, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/argentina/5135996.stm|title=Fifa fury at Berlin match fracas|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=July 1, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer-world-cup-2006/melee-mars-german-win/2006/07/01/1151174430132.html
|title= Melee Erupts after Germany downs Argentina
|author= 
|pub= The Age
|date=July 1, 2006}}

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50px Germany beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to book a place in the Fifa World Cup semi-finals in Berlin, Friday.

Olympiastadion, Berlin.

The match had drawn 1-1 without many clear chances for either side due to defensive play on both sides. First it was Germany who were unable to be positive as Argentina dominated play with 65 per cent of ball possession. 

Until their goal Argentina controlled the game. 

Four minutes after half-time Roberto Ayala got across Miroslav Klose to meet Juan Riquelme's corner which he powered between Jens Lehmann and his near post guard, Philipp Lahm.

The goal early in the second period made for a more exciting match which had been mostly uneventful in a first half during which neither side could muster more than a single shot. However; good scoring chances where hard to come by.

Juergen Klinsmann may be credited with a substitution change that partially helped Germany get an equalising goal. The fast David Odonkor troubled Juan Sorin and the Argentine left flank and allowed Germany to press forward nearer to the opposition penalty area.

Argentine manager may also have made a tactical mistake and suffered form a moment of bad fortune. In the minutes before Germany equalised from Ballack's wonderful left field cross his goalkeeper had to be stretchered off with a muscle injury.

Jose Pekerman followed his keeper's substitutions with two defensive ones; taking off creative midfield playmaker Riquelme and forward Hernan Crespo. The gifts of Lionel Messi and Javier Saviola were left on the bench while Julio Cruz, a long ball-holding forward, was brought on to partner Carlos Tevez.

The bad luck and changes seemed to put Germany in charge of the tactical game for the first time in the match.
 
A minute after Cruz arrived Pekerman might have regretted his decision. Klose's fifth World Cup goal ten minutes from time put him at the top of the Fifa Golden Boot leader board as the tournament's highest goalscorer. He beat his marker to dip and head beyond Leonardo Franco after Tim Borowski, a substitution on 74 minutes, had flicked on a Ballack cross.

The game finished 1-1 and the two halves of extra time mirrored the match; first half uneventful, the second half more attacking. Fabricio Coloccini came closest to breaking the deadlock when he hit the crossbar from 45 yards trying to catch Lehmann off his goal line.

Neither Germany or Argentina had lost in a World Cup penalty contest; both sides had won three. All the penalties hit the target and were well struck, except Ayala's who hit a soft effort which Lehmann saved to his left. Cambiasso's effort to Lehmann's left was better struck but the keeper had guessed the right side to dive to break Argentine hearts.

'Post shootout melee'

FIFA launched an investigation into an on-field melee which began after the penalties had been decided in Germany's favour.

Punches and kicks were thrown in the tangle. Unused Argentine substitute Leandro Cufre assaulted German Per Mertesacker and was presented the red card by Lubos Michel.

According to the German captain Michael Ballack the conflict originated when Argentine players shouted at the German team during the shootout. When Tim Borowski got Germany's fourth penalty he made a sign to the Argentine players to be quiet.

After the penalty kicks Argentine players approached Borowski  and a scuffle of mostly pushing began that involved dozens of players, referees, coaches and substitutes.

FIFA said television pictures would be looked at and fines or sanctions would be considered if appropriate.

50px

Attendance: 72'000

Notes are from the 'goalkeeper's' view.


Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottom Jens Lehmann (GK)

bottomArne Friedrich 114'10px

bottomPer Mertesacker

bottomChristoph Metzelder

bottomPhilipp Lahm

bottomBernd Schneider

bottomTorsten Frings 

bottomMichael Ballack (C)

bottomBastien Schweinsteiger 

bottomMiroslav Klose 12px

bottomLukas Podolski 3'10px

Substitutes
* 62' David Odonkor 94'10px for Schneider
* 74' Tim Borowski for Schweinsteiger
* 86' Oliver Neuville for Klose

Coach: Juergen Klinsmann

12px denotes one goal scored.
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Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottomRoberto Abbondanzieri (GK)

bottomGabriel Heinze 

bottomFabricio Coloccini

bottomRoberto Ayala 12px

bottomJuan Sorin (C) 46'10px

bottomLuis Gonzalez

bottomJavier Mascherano 60'10px

bottomMaxi Rodriguez 88'10px

bottomJuan Riquelme

bottomHernan Crespo

bottomCarlos Tevez

Substitutes
* 71' Leonardo Franco (GK) for Abbondanzieri
* 72' Esteban Cambiasso for Riquelme
* 79' Julio Cruz 95'10px for Crespo
* unused Leandro Cufre 120' 10px
Coach: Jose Pekerman

12px denotes one goal scored.

20px Assistant referee: Roman Slysko

20px Assistant referee: Martin Balko

15px Fourth referee: Massimo Busacca

15px Fifth referee: Francesco Buragina

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