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Germany v Argentina - Starting Line-Ups - Chelsea's Ballack Recovered from Injury, Javier Saviola on Pekerman's Bench

Submitted by Pavlos Skoufis on Fri, 30/06/2006 - 15:06.

Full starting line-ups for the Germany v Argentina World Cup quarter-final. Chelsea's Michael Ballack has recovered from his injury and will be starting the match. Javier Saviola was left on the bench for Pekerman.

Klose, who is on course for the Golden Boot award with four goals, will be joined in attack by Lukas Podolski, who himself has scored three himself.

Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo, who has scored a goal in each of his last starts, will also be featuring.

Chelsea new-boy Ballack, who had a swollen ankle and Werder Bremen striker Klose, who was suffering from tendonitis, both missed Tuesday's training session but both returned on to train on Wednesday and will be starting the match.

Argentina's right midfielder Luis Gonzalez has recovered from a groin injury and also starts.


GERMANY ARGENTINA
1. LEHMANN Jens 1. ABBONDANZIERI Roberto
3. FRIEDRICH Arne 2. AYALA Roberto
7. SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian (C) 3. SORIN Juan
8. FRINGS Torsten 4. COLOCCINI Fabricio
11. KLOSE Miroslav 6. HEINZE Gabriel
13. BALLACK Michael (C) 8. MASCHERANO Javier
16. LAHM Philipp 9. CRESPO Hernan
17. MERTESACKER Per 10. RIQUELME Juan
19. SCHNEIDER Bernd 11. TEVEZ Carlos
20. PODOLSKI Lukas 18. RODRIGUEZ Maxi
21. METZELDER Christoph 22. GONZALEZ Luis

Substitutes

12. KAHN Oliver 12. FRANCO Leonardo
23. HILDEBRAND Timo 23. USTARI Oscar
2. JANSEN Marcell 5. CAMBIASSO Esteban
4. HUTH Robert 7. SAVIOLA Javier
5. KEHL Sebastian 13. SCALONI Lionel
6. NOWOTNY Jens 14. PALACIO Rodrigo
9. HANKE Mike 15. MILITO Gabriel
10. NEUVILLE Oliver 16. AIMAR Pablo
14. ASAMOAH Gerald 17. CUFRE Leandro
15. HITZLSPERGER Thomas 19. MESSI Lionel
18. BOROWSKI Tim 20. CRUZ Julio
22. ODONKOR David 21. BURDISSO Nicolas