Port Elizabeth, July 11: Injured Mirsolav Klose was forced to surrender his pursuit of World Cup goal-scoring history on Saturday.
The 32-year-old Klose missed the 3-2 win over Uruguay and with it the opportunity to score the two goals he needed to pass Brazilian Ronaldo’s all-time World Cup best mark of 15.
“He was disappointed but he knew that we couldn’t allow a player who was only 80-percent fit to take part,” said Germany coach Joachim Loew.