Germany begin in fine style

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Koen Freriks
9 juni 2006, 20:20

Germany kicked off the World Cup in entertaining fashion as they hammered Costa Rica 4-2 in the tournament's opening clash in Munich.

An early strike from Philipp Lahm gave the hosts an early lift in the absence of influential captain Michael Ballack, who was missing through a calf injury. Former Derby, Manchester City and West Ham striker Paulo Wanchope stunned the sell-out crowd of 66,000 when he levelled the scores in the 12th minute.

Man-of-the-match Miroslav Klose struck in the 17th and 61st minutes before Wanchope punished the shaky German defence for a second time in the 73rd. And the spectacular curtain-raiser came to a fitting end in the 87th minute as Torsten Frings 35-yard piledriver sent the crowd into ecstasy.

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