World Cup 2006 Germany - Costa Rica

Michael Ballack has recovered but will probably be left out, Klinsmann has insisted that anyone who is not fit 48 hours before a match will not play

Tim Borowski is likely to replace Ballack in central midfield, with Bastian Schweinsteiger on the left.


Germany
Lineup
1. LEHMANN Jens
3. FRIEDRICH Arne
7. SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian
8. FRINGS Torsten
11. KLOSE Miroslav
16. LAHM Philipp
17. MERTESACKER Per
18. BOROWSKI Tim
19. SCHNEIDER Bernd (C)
20. PODOLSKI Lukas
21. METZELDER Christoph

Bench
12. KAHN Oliver
23. HILDEBRAND Timo
2. JANSEN Marcell
4. HUTH Robert
5. KEHL Sebastian
6. NOWOTNY Jens
9. HANKE Mike
10. NEUVILLE Oliver
13. BALLACK Michael
14. ASAMOAH Gerald
15. HITZLSPERGER Thomas
22. ODONKOR David

Costa Rica
Lineup
18. PORRAS Jose
3. MARIN Luis (C)
4. UMANA Michael
5. MARTINEZ Gilberto
6. FONSECA Danny
8. SOLIS Mauricio
9. WANCHOPE Paulo
10. CENTENO Walter
11. GOMEZ Ronald
12. GONZALEZ Leonardo
20. SEQUEIRA Douglas

Bench
1. MESEN Alvaro
23. ALFARO Wardy
2. DRUMMOND Jervis
7. BOLANOS Cristian
13. BERNARD Kurt
14. AZOFEIFA Randall
15. WALLACE Harold
16. HERNANDEZ Carlos
17. BADILLA Gabriel
19. SABORIO Alvaro
21. NUNEZ Victor
22. RODRIGUEZ Michael