21.  German captain Juergen Klinsmann says Brazil is the World Cup favorite but that the defending champion is beatable and that Germany is strong enough to win the title.

22.  He conferred briefly with German captain Niki Pilic then took the court with Pilic near-by.

23.  Klinsmann has been out of form in recent months and Thomas Haessler was German captain in the game.

24.  Lothar Matthaeus, then German captain and now a veteran substitute, scored twice.

25.  One of them is Lothar Matthaeus, then German captain who scored two goals.

26.  Rudi Voeller has named Oliver Kahn as new German captain and asked Oliver Bierhoff to step down, a German newspaper reported Saturday.

27.  Seven minutes into the second half, Klinsmann was in a good position to threaten Strakosha but the German captain failed to control a pass from Andreas Moeller.

28.  Ten minutes into the second half German captain Katrin Kauschke was struck in the head and pushing and shoving ensued.

29.  The German captain also has three goals in the tournament.

30.  German captain and former Tottenham player was crucial cog in qualifying campaign, scoring nine goals.