Germany's Klose wants Golden Boot
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Germany striker Miroslav Klose says he is desperate to win the Golden Boot title after missing out on Sunday's World Cup final in Berlin.
The 28 year old leads the scoring charts with five goals and has the chance to put more distance between him and his rivals when hosts Germany take on Portugal in Saturday's third-place play-off in Stuttgart.
"Finishing top-scorer at the World Cup is a great honour and it would be fantastic if one title stayed in Germany after these finals," Klose said on Thursday.
Werder Bremen striker Klose is two goals ahead of his main rival French striker Thierry Henry who will face Italy in Sunday's final.
German Player of the Year Klose admits he is still struggling with a calf injury picked up in the 2-0 semi-final defeat to Italy on Tuesday and is not certain to play.
"I still have pain in my calf. I want to play but if it is not 100 percent I won't risk it," Klose declared.
"We want to beat Portugal as third is better than fourth. We wanted to be in the final but unfortunately it did not work out that way."
The 28 year old leads the scoring charts with five goals and has the chance to put more distance between him and his rivals when hosts Germany take on Portugal in Saturday's third-place play-off in Stuttgart.
"Finishing top-scorer at the World Cup is a great honour and it would be fantastic if one title stayed in Germany after these finals," Klose said on Thursday.
Werder Bremen striker Klose is two goals ahead of his main rival French striker Thierry Henry who will face Italy in Sunday's final.
German Player of the Year Klose admits he is still struggling with a calf injury picked up in the 2-0 semi-final defeat to Italy on Tuesday and is not certain to play.
"I still have pain in my calf. I want to play but if it is not 100 percent I won't risk it," Klose declared.
"We want to beat Portugal as third is better than fourth. We wanted to be in the final but unfortunately it did not work out that way."
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