Klose Breaks Muller's goal record for Germany
The Lazio ace netted his 69th goal for his country just
five minutes after coming off the bench in Mainz,
moving him one clear of the legendary forward
Miroslav Klose has overtaken Gerd Muller as Germany 's
all-time record goalscorer with his strike in Friday's
friendly against Armenia .
The Lazio foward came off the bench midway through
the second half of the World Cup warm-up game in
Mainz and headed home a cross from Lukas Podolski in
the 76th minute to rack up his 69th international goal,
moving him one ahead of Muller.
Klose, who was born in Poland, made his Germany
debut as a substitute on March 24, 2011 and marked
the occasion with a goal.
He struck again against Greece just four days later -
despite being afforded just 33 minutes over the course
of his first two international outings - and the goals just
never stopped coming, particularly in major
tournaments.
Indeed, after breaking Muller's Germany milestone, Klose
will now have his sights firmly set on the World Cup
record, which is currently held by Ronaldo.
The retired Brazil legend has netted 15 times in the
finals but Klose is just two behind and, as his country's
only recognised striker for this summer's tournament in
Brazil, is almost guaranteed to feature in at least three
group games.
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