Germany - Sweden 2:0 (2:0)



Match Number:	777
Date:		24 Jun 2006
Location:	München
Competition:	World Cup 2006, Round 2

Deutschland
GERMANY:
Lehmann
A. Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm
B. Schneider, Frings (85. Kehl), Ballack, Schweinsteiger (72. Borowski)
Klose, Podolski (74. Neuville)

SWEDEN:
Isaksson
Edman, Lucic, Mellberg, Alexandersson
Jonson (52. Wilhelmsson), Källström (39. Hansson), Linderoth, Ljungberg
Ibrahimovic (72. Allbäck), Larsson

Attendance: 	66,000 (sold out)
Scoring:
1:0 Podolski (4.)
2:0 Podolski (12.)

Referee: 	Carlos Simon (Brasil)
Yellow cards: 	Frings - Jonson, Allbäck
Yellow/red: 	Lucic (35., repeated fouls)
This game was over quickly: two strikes by "Prinz Poldi" and then a Swede got his ass tossed. Germany dominated throughout the match and coasted. The Swedes were basically lame and never had a chance, even veterna striker henrik Larsson failed to convert a somewhat dodgy penalty.
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