List of international goals scored by Miroslav Klose

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Klose playing in the 2014 World Cup Final

Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer for the Germany national football team, with 71 goals in 137 games between 2001 and 2014. [1] He is also the top scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 16 goals in 24 appearances across four editions from 2002 to 2014. [2] In the 13 years Klose played for the national team, Germany never lost a game in which he scored. [2]

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Klose scored on his debut for Germany, a 2–1 win over Albania on 24 March 2001 during qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. On 13 February 2002, he scored his first international hat-trick, in a 7–1 win over Israel at his then club ground, the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern; [3] this was followed by another treble on 18 May in a 6–2 win against Austria. [4] At his first tournament finals, the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Klose scored five goals to become the tournament's joint second top scorer, alongside Brazil's Rivaldo and behind Ronaldo. All of his goals came in the group stage, starting with a headed hat-trick in an 8–0 win against Saudi Arabia at the Sapporo Dome. [5]

Klose netted two goals in the opening game of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 4–2 win against Costa Rica, [6] and scored another brace in Germany's final group stage match, a 3–0 win against Ecuador. [7] He finished his second World Cup again with five goals to take the FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe. [8] On 10 September 2008, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored the last of his four international hat-tricks, earning a 3–3 draw away to Finland. [9] He scored four goals at the finals in South Africa, including two in a 4–0 quarter-final win over Argentina on his 100th cap. [10] On 6 June 2014, Klose scored his 69th goal in 132 games in a 6–1 friendly win over Armenia in Mainz, surpassing Gerd Müller's record of 68 goals in 62 games from 1966 to 1974. [11] Klose added two more goals in Germany's victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup to retire with a record of 71 goals in 137 games. His final goal came in their 7–1 semi-final victory over hosts Brazil, taking him to 16 World Cup goals and surpassing Ronaldo as the tournament's record goalscorer. [2]

In addition to his 16 goals in World Cup finals, Klose scored another 13 in qualification games, as well as three goals in UEFA European Championship finals and 16 in that tournament's qualification matches. The remainder of his goals, 23, were scored in friendly matches. He scored six times against Austria, his highest tally against one country, and also totalled five goals against Azerbaijan and Sweden. [12]

International goals

"Score" represents the score in the match after Klose's goal. "Score" and "Result" list Germany's goal tally first. [12] [13]
International goals scored by Miroslav Klose
No.DateCapVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.24 March 20011 BayArena, Leverkusen, GermanyFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–12–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
2.28 March 20012 Olympic Stadium, Athens, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–24–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
3.13 February 20028 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, GermanyFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–17–1 Friendly [3]
4.2–1
5.4–1
6.18 May 200212 BayArena, Leverkusen, GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–06–2Friendly [4]
7.2–0
8.4–2
9.1 June 200213 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, JapanFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–08–0 2002 FIFA World Cup [5]
10.2–0
11.5–0
12.5 June 200214 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, JapanFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup [16]
13.11 June 200215 Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka, JapanFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup [17]
14.16 October 200223 AWD-Arena, Hannover, GermanyFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–12–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying [18]
15.11 June 200329 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying [19]
16.18 February 200435 Stadion Poljud, Split, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–02–1Friendly [20]
17.17 November 200443 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, GermanyFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–03–0Friendly [21]
18.3–0
19.16 December 200444 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, JapanFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–03–0Friendly [22]
20.3–0
21.22 March 200652 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, GermanyFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3–04–1Friendly [23]
22.27 May 200653 Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, GermanyFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–07–0Friendly [24]
23.4–0
24.30 May 200654BayArena, Leverkusen, GermanyFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–22–2Friendly [25]
25.9 June 200656 Allianz Arena, Munich, GermanyFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–14–2 2006 FIFA World Cup [6]
26.3–1
27.20 June 200658 Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyFlag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup [7]
28.2–0
29.30 June 200660Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–11–12006 FIFA World Cup [26]
30.16 August 200663 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, GermanyFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–03–0 Friendly [27]
31.3–0
32.6 September 200665 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San MarinoFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 3–013–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [28]
33.5–0
34.8 September 200770 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, WalesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [29]
35.2–0
36.17 November 200771 AWD-Arena, Hannover, GermanyFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2–04–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [30]
37.6 February 200873 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–03–0Friendly [31]
38.26 March 200874 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1–04–0Friendly [32]
39.27 May 200875 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, GermanyFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1–02–2Friendly [33]
40.19 June 200879 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–03–2 UEFA Euro 2008 [34]
41.25 June 200880St. Jakob-Park, Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–13–2UEFA Euro 2008 [35]
42.10 September 200884 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–13–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
43.2–2
44.3–3
45.12 August 200989 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, AzerbaijanFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
46.9 September 200991 AWD-Arena, Hannover, GermanyFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]
47.3–0
48.10 October 200992 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, RussiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification [38]
49.13 June 201097 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–04–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [39]
50.27 June 201099 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of England.svg  England 1–04–12010 FIFA World Cup [40]
51.3 July 2010100 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South AfricaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–04–02010 FIFA World Cup [10]
52.4–0
53.3 September 2010102 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [41]
54.7 September 2010103 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, GermanyFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3–06–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [42]
55.6–1
56.8 October 2010104Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–03–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [43]
57.3–0
58.12 October 2010105 Astana Arena, Astana, KazakhstanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–03–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [44]
59.9 February 2011106 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, GermanyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–01–1Friendly [45]
60.26 March 2011107 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, GermanyFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–04–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [46]
61.4–0
62.2 September 2011111 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–06–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [47]
63.15 November 2011113 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, GermanyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–03–0Friendly [48]
64.22 June 2012120 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, PolandFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–14–2 UEFA Euro 2012 [49]
65.12 October 2012125 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of IrelandFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 4–06–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [50]
66.16 October 2012126Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–04–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification [51]
67.2–0
68.6 September 2013129Allianz Arena, Munich, GermanyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification [52]
69.6 June 2014132 Coface Arena, Mainz, GermanyFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 4–16–1Friendly [11]
70.21 June 2014133 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, BrazilFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2–22–2 2014 FIFA World Cup [53]
71.8 July 2014136 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, BrazilFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–0 7–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [2]

Hat-tricks

No.OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3 – (1–0', 2–1', 4–1')7–1 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Friendly 13 February 2002
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 4–2')6–2 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany18 May 2002
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 5–0')8–0 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 June 2002
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3 – (1–1', 2–2', 3–3')3–3 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 September 2008

Breakdown

See also

References

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