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The main contender for the title of the most successful striker of the World Cup, Miroslav Klose, in order to win the prize may have to hope for the failure of his rivals, as the footballer may have to miss the match for the third place against Portugal.
M.Klose has scored 5 times and has a two-goal advantage over his teammate Lukas Podolski and the Frenchman Thierry Henry, who will play in the World Cup final on Sunday.
A goal in Saturday's match against the Portuguese national team would most likely secure the German the award - the golden boot, but the player himself stated that he is not sure if he will be able to play.
"I feel pain in my calf muscle," M.Klose said at a press conference on Thursday. "We will see how it will be on match day. I want to play, but if it doesn't make any sense, I will sit out the entire match."
Undoubtedly, the match on Saturday will have to be missed by the defender of the German national team, Per Mertesacker. The German Football Association announced that the player will undergo surgery on his injured foot.
