Klose’s goal quiets critics who thought he was done
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DURBAN, South Africa — Miroslav Klose usually comes through when it matters most for Germany, and he did it again in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Australia to kick off his country’s bid for a fourth World Cup title.
Klose scored the important second goal that put Germany firmly in control of Sunday’s Group D match.
The 32-year-old striker had been under fire ahead of the tournament after warming the bench at Bayern Munich for most of the season, in which he scored only three goals in the Bundesliga, and played poorly in Germany’s tune-up matches.
"I always knew what I could do," Klose said afterwards. "I trained two-three times a day and I knew that today was important, not what happened in the friendlies before the World Cup."
Klose played little part in Bayern’s sweep of the two domestic titles and in its march to the Champions League final. But Germany coach Joachim Loew stuck with his veteran despite widespread calls to drop the striker.
"Miro always shows that he is there in important games," defender Arne Friedrich said.
Klose scored the goal that qualified Germany for the World Cup in a 1-0 victory in Russia.
After scoring in the 26th minute against Australia with a powerful header off a cross from Philipp Lahm, Klose now has 11 goals in three World Cup tournaments, tied for second on Germany’s all-time list with Juergen Klinsmann. Gerd Mueller leads with 14.
"Philipp sent a good cross, that’s something we’ve been trying out in practice and I hit it very well," Klose said.
— The Associated Press
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