09 July,2014 12:42 PM IST | | A correspondent
36-year-old German striker Miroslav Klose has become the leading goalscorer in the history of World Cup. Here's the list of his record-breaking 16 goals in 4 world cup appearances
Germany striker Miroslav Klose became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history when he found the net in the 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil on Tuesday
Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring during the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany. Photo: AFP
Klose scored against Ghana in the group stages to get level at 15 goals with former Brazil striker Ronaldo. His record breaking 16th goal in the semi-final game against Brazil came in his 23rd world cup appearance.
Interestingly, Germany has never lost a game in which Klose has scored.
Here's the list of his record-breaking 16 goals in 4 world cup appearances
World Cup 2002 Japan-South Korea
Miroslav Klose in action in the 2002 world cup held in Japan and South Korea. Photo: AFP
Group stage: Klose scored a hatrick in Germany's 8-0 win over Saudi Arabia
Group stage: Klose netted his country's only goal in the match as the mighty Germans were held 1-1 by Ireland
In the final group game against Cameroon, Klose scored in the 79th minute to help Germany win the match 2-0
World Cup 2006 Germany
Klose celebrates after scoring a goal in the 2006 world cup in Germany. Photo: AFP
Group stage: Klose scored twice as hosts Germany defeated a spirited Costa Rica side 4-2 in their opening group game
In another group game against Ecuador, the German found the net twice to help his team earn a 3-0 win over the South Americans
Quarter-final: Klose scored in the 80th minute to help Germany draw level against Argentina. Later, Germany won 4-2 on penalties to advance into the semis
Germany was eliminated by Italy in the semi-final. Klose's 5 goals earned him the Golden Boot at the 2006 World Cup
2010 South Africa
Klose in action against Spain in the 2010 world cup in South Africa. Photo: AFP
Germany opened their 2010 world cup campaign with a 4-0 win over Australia; Klose scores a solitary goal in the first half
Round of 16: Klose netted the opening goal of the match as Germany humbled England 4-1 to reach the quarterfinal
Quarter-final: Klose found the net twice as Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0 to march into the semis; However, the Germans lost 1-0 to Spain to exit the world cup
World Cup 2014 Brazil
Group stage: Coming off the bench as a substitute against Ghana, Klose scored to help Germany hold Ghana 2-2. Klose moved level with the former Brazil striker Ronaldo on 15 goals after scoring against Ghana
Semi-final: The Germany striker scored his country's second goal in the semi-final against Brazil to become the all-time leading scorer with 16 goals6-year-ol Miroslav Klose has become the top goalscorer in the history of World Cup
