Germany vs Uruguay World Cup third-place match

Category soccer | Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Many fans see the World Cup third-place match as a pointless consolation game, a bronze-medal match without a bronze medal. But German and Uruguayan players insist they have reason to be motivated for Saturday’s match at Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

After the bitter disappointment of falling one step shy of the final, it is a chance to go home on a winning note. There are also personal goals at stake. For Miroslav Klose, Germany’s 32-year-old striker, the game is an opportunity to match Ronaldo’s all-time World Cup scoring record of 15 goals. Klose is battling a minor back injury, but chances are, with this likely being the final World Cup match of his career, he will do whatever it takes to get on the field.

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