Lukas Podolski as striker football team of Germany

Lukas Podolski is a German footballer who was born in Gliwice, Poland on June 4, 1985 and he played in the position of striker or winger.
At the end of 2003, Polish media suggested the Polish national coach Pawel Janas to invite Podolski when he was still eligible to play with Poland. But Poland coach rejected the suggestion and said that Poland has a lot more good strikers.
At the end of the season when Cologne degraded, many are impressed with the performance of Podolski. Even the national team coach Rudi Völler was impressed when in Kaiserslautern against Hungary on June 6, 2004. Podolski played for Germany national team in the UEFA Euro 2004 where at that time he was the youngest player. His first appearance as a substitute when he was in the first half when the Germans against the Czech Republic.
Podolski was also elected strengthening the German national team in FIFA World Cup in 2006 where he played in the striker position with Klose. Podolski scored the first goal when Germany against Ecuador and scored two against Sweden in the round of 16. In Germany defeated Italy semi-final extra time, and when the third place play-off Germany win against Portugal. In 2006 FIFA World Cup, Podolski scored five goals and he was voted as one of the winners 'Golden Boot' which eventually won by Klose. Podolski was also selected as one of the players who won the FIFA World Cup Player Of The Tournament 'Golden Ball' with Ronaldo, Torres, Villa, Rodriguez and Crespo. In addition, Podolski was also a World Cup's Best Young Player.
In the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against San Marino in Serravalle, Podolski scored four goals. When against Slovakia in Bratislava on October 11, 2006, Podolski scored the first and last. On November 17, 2007, when the qualifying match against Cyprus, Podolski helped win and at the time was the best performance Podolski beyond its original position as a striker or a winger and he was voted 'Man of the Match'.
On June 12, Podolski scored a goal when Germany played against Croatia and put him in first position with Villa's top scorer in the UEFA Euro 2008. In the quarter-final when Lukas Podolski played an important role when creating the first goal against Portugal. But Germany eventually lost to Spain in the final of UEFA Euro 2008. On September 6, 2008, Podolski scored two goals in the opening 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Podolski to be top scorer at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. On June 13, 2010, Podolski played in the position and the winger scored the first goal in the opening match at FIFA World Cup Germany 2010 against Australia. Podolski scored a goal in round 16 against England. Podolski also scored during the match Germany against Argentina. In the semi-finals, Germany was defeated by Spain and won the game in play-off against Uruguay and became the third champion in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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