Ballack won’t play against Costa Rica

[...] The host nation is waiting on pins and needles to see how long it will take for captain Michael Ballack to recover from a nagging calf injury. The injury isn’t serious but it is bad enough to keep him out the first game against Costa Rica. With a German team that lacks experience, not having a world-class veteran player like Ballack on the field to settle those first game jitters may be a big issue. [...]

Posted from  United States

Germany will lose their opening game to Costa Rica 0-1. Cost Rica will score the single goal of the match late in the 2nd Half.
Germany will then go on to emerge runners up from their group behind Poland.

Posted from  Australia

i guess is Germany will win 2 to 0. and i think the absence of Ballack at the center of the pitch will not make any significant difference on the ultimate result, but if constarica could exploit his absence, i think everything will take a different turn.

MY guess is Germany will win 2 to 0. and i think the absence of Ballack at the center of the pitch will not make any significant difference on the ultimate result, but if constarica could exploit his absence, i think everything will take a different turn.

I think They dominated

Posted from  United States