41.   With three French players overrunning a lone German defender and goalie Richard Goltz, Bernarbia kicked over to Ikpeba, who punched in the short-distance goal.

42.   Young forward Marco Delvecchio slipped past a German defender and crossed a low ball for unmarked Balbo, who kicked in from a few meters.

43.   German defender Christoph Metzelder may miss the World Cup quarter-final on Friday after injuring his heel, a team official said.

44.   German defender Christoph Metzeldyer in either starting line-up, recognised that a Brazilian side inspired by two-goal star Ronaldo had been too hot to handle.

45.   German defender Jens Nowotny has undergone successful surgery on torn knee ligaments that ruled him out of the World Cup, Bayer Leverkusen coach Klaus Toppmoller confirmed Tuesday.

46.   Damien Duff put in a classy performance as his pacy running at the German defenders provided Ireland with an attacking edge.

47.   Earnshaw got the better of German defender Christoph Metzelder before firing the ball past Kahn.

48.   Two Russian attackers got free on the left with Markus Babble the sole German defender struggling to get back into position.

49.   It was dishonours even as both Germany and Cameroon had seven men cautioned and German defender Carsten Ramelow and striker Patrick Suffo of Cameroon receiving their marching orders.

50.   Premiership side Blackburn Rovers have signed German defender Marc Sebastian Pelzer from Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, the Ewood Park side said Tuesday.