Germany 3 Portugal 1 Bastian Schweinsteiger was the hero for Germany as they officially ended the 2006 World Cup as the third-best side.

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Germany 0 Italy 2 (AET) Germany's World Cup dream was destroyed by two Italy goals at the end of extra-time by Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero.

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Germany 1 Argentina 1 (4-2 pens) Argentina departed the World Cup under the shadow of disgrace as keeper Jens Lehmann became the hero of Germany.

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Germany 2 Sweden 0 Lukas Podolski scored twice within the first 12 minutes as hosts Germany safely secured their passage into the last eight.

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Germany 1 Poland 0 Substitutes David Odonkor and Oliver Neuville combined to give Germany a spectacular injury-time victory over 10-man Poland.

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• Germany 4 Costa Rica 2
• Germany issue WC warning