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Miroslav Klose lining up for Germany in 2012

Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer for the Germany national football team, with 71 goals in 137 games between 2001 and 2014. He is also the top scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 16 goals in 24 appearances across the four editions from 2002 to 2014.

Summary[edit]

Klose scored on both of his first two matches for Germany, a 2–1 win over Albania on 24 March 2001 and a 4–2 win over Greece four days later, both in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 13 February 2002, he scored his first international hat-trick, in a 7–1 win over Israel at his then club ground, the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern;[1] this was followed by another treble on 18 May in a 6–2 win against Austria.[2] At his first tournament, the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Klose scored five goals for runners-up Germany, making him the tournament's joint second top scorer, alongside champion Brazil's Rivaldo and behind Ronaldo. All of his goals came in the group stage: a headed hat-trick in an 8–0 opening rout of Saudi Arabia at the Sapporo Dome,[3] followed by strikes against the Republic of Ireland and Cameroon.

After scoring rarely in Germany's UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying campaign, Klose scored eight times in 15 friendlies ahead of Germany hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including braces against Cameroon, Japan and Luxembourg. He netted a further two in the tournament's opening game, a 4–2 win against Costa Rica,[4] and a brace in their final group match, a 3–0 win against Ecuador.[5] In the quarter-final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, he headed a late equaliser and Germany won via a penalty shootout.[6] He finished his second World Cup again with five goals, this time being the top scorer and winning the FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe.[7]

Klose continued to score in Germany's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, and added two in the tournament as the team reached the final. On 10 September 2008, in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored the last of his four international hat-tricks, earning a 3–3 draw away to Finland.[8] He scored four goals at the finals in South Africa, including two in a 4–0 quarter-final win over Argentina on his 100th cap.[9]

On 6 June 2014, Klose scored in a 6–1 friendly win over Armenia in Mainz. This was his 69th goal in 132 games, surpassing the record of Gerd Müller, who scored 68 in 62 games from 1966 to 1974.[10] Klose added two more goals in German's victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup to retire with a record of 71 goals in 137 games. His final goal came in their 7–1 semi-final victory over hosts Brazil, taking him to 16 World Cup goals, surpassing Ronaldo as the tournament's record goalscorer.[11]

Goals[edit]

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first[12]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 March 2001 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Albania 2–1 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 28 March 2001 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 3–2 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 February 2002 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Israel 1–1 7–1 Friendly
4. 2–1
5. 4–1
6. 18 May 2002 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Austria 1–0 6–2 Friendly
7. 2–0
8. 4–2
9. 1 June 2002 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Saudi Arabia 1–0 8–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
10. 2–0
11. 5–0
12. 5 June 2002 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup
13. 11 June 2002 Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
14. 16 October 2002 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany  Faroe Islands 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15. 11 June 2003 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
16. 18 February 2004 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
17. 17 November 2004 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  Cameroon 2–0 3–0 Friendly
18. 3–0
19. 16 December 2004 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan  Japan 1–0 3–0 Friendly
20. 3–0
21. 22 March 2006 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  United States 3–0 4–1 Friendly
22. 27 May 2006 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany  Luxembourg 1–0 7–0 Friendly
23. 4–0
24. 30 May 2006 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Japan 1–2 2–2 Friendly
25. 9 June 2006 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Costa Rica 2–1 4–2 2006 FIFA World Cup
26. 3–1
27. 20 June 2006 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Ecuador 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup
28. 2–0
29. 30 June 2006 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Argentina 1–1 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup
30. 16 August 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Sweden 2–0 3–0 Friendly
31. 3–0
32. 6 September 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 3–0 13–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
33. 5–0
34. 8 September 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
35. 2–0
36. 17 November 2007 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany  Cyprus 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
37. 6 February 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
38. 26 March 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 4–0 Friendly
39. 27 May 2008 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Belarus 1–0 2–2 Friendly
40. 19 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Portugal 2–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008
41. 25 June 2008 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Turkey 2–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008
42. 10 September 2008 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–1 3–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
43. 2–2
44. 3–3
45. 12 August 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
46. 9 September 2009 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany  Azerbaijan 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
47. 3–0
48. 10 October 2009 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
49. 13 June 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Australia 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
50. 27 June 2010 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  England 1–0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup
51. 3 July 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Argentina 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
52. 4–0
53. 3 September 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
54. 7 September 2010 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Azerbaijan 3–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
55. 6–1
56. 8 October 2010 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Turkey 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
57. 3–0
58. 12 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
59. 9 February 2011 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Italy 1–0 1–1 Friendly
60. 26 March 2011 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Kazakhstan 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
61. 4–0
62. 2 September 2011 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Austria 1–0 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
63. 15 November 2011 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany  Netherlands 2–0 3–0 Friendly
64. 22 June 2012 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Greece 3–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2012
65. 12 October 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 4–0 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
66. 16 October 2012 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Sweden 1–0 4–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
67. 2–0
68. 6 September 2013 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Austria 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
69. 6 June 2014 Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany  Armenia 4–1 6–1 Friendly
70. 21 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil  Ghana 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
71. 8 July 2014 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Brazil 2–0 7–1 2014 FIFA World Cup

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bright, Richard (13 February 2002). "International round-up: Klose hat-trick as Germans thrash Israel". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Deisler injured in German win". BBC Sport. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Germany savage Saudis". BBC Sport. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Germany 4-2 Costa Rica". BBC. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Ecuador 0-3 Germany". BBC. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Germany 1-1 Argentina". BBC. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Sent-off Zidane named best player". BBC. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Klose Scores Hat-trick as Germany Rescue Point in Finland". Deutsche Welle. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ^ McCarra, Kevin (4 July 2010). "World Cup 2010: Argentina exposed by Germany's perfect balance". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ^ "VIDEO - Klose makes history". Enikos. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  11. ^ "World Cup 2014: Miroslav Klose breaks finals goals record". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Miroslav Klose". European Football. Retrieved 24 July 2015.


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