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Germany faced favorites Argentina in the quarter-finals, a team that Germany had not defeated since the 1990 World Cup.

Germany's clean sheet streak was broken shortly after half time as Argentina scored first to grab a 0 – 1 lead.

However, Michael Ballack's cross, flicked on by Tim Borowski, allowed Klose to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes to spare.

During the subsequent penalty shootout, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved two shots while his teammates all converted their shots to win the shootout 4 – 2.

After the game, the Argentinians started a brawl, which later resulted in a match ban for midfielder Torsten Frings after Italian television networks showed video footage of him participating in the fight.