31.  German captain Florian Kunz revealed on Tuesday he had flown in his favourite hockey stick from home to lead his team into the semi-finals of the World Cup here.

32.  German captain Lothar Matthaus, who needed a pain-killing injection for a stitched right instep before his last two games, was ready to play.

33.  German captain Florian Kunz returned to form with two goals to beat back a spirited Pakistani display in an early morning match at the National Hockey Stadium.

34.  German captain Lothar Mattaus agreed.

35.  German national captain Jurgen Klinsmann agreed.

36.  He brushed aside a row with former German captain Lothar Matthaus, who accused Klinsmann of plotting to keep him out of the national side.

37.  He said the German captain left Szczecin by car last Sunday, taking his luggage with him.

38.  In the poll conducted by the German soccer weekely Kicker, Lothar Matthaeus, the German captain who plays for Bayern Munich was second.

39.  In the poll conducted by the German soccer weekly Kicker, Lothar Matthaeus, the German captain who plays for Bayern Munich was second.

40.  Two years ago he had a showdown with Lothar Matthaus, the German captain in the US, during a tour of South America.