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To: Ed Huang who wrote (1593)	6/19/2002 12:41:25 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5130

Thanks Ed, I didn't realize that. Did Germany have its best players for those games? If so, then this should indeed be a close match throughout.

To: Ed Huang who wrote (1593)	6/19/2002 9:57:07 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5130

It's not really fair to characterize the USA-Germany game as a match between up-and-coming newbies and highly paid superstars. Germany may be a traditional football power, but this particular German team is largely composed of non-stars. The exceptions would be Oliver Kahn, beyond doubt the best keeper in the world, and to a lesser extent Jens Jeremies. Michael Ballack had a great season with Bayer Leverkusen and will be doubtless getting a large raise with his transfer to Bayern Munich, but he is still a young player and unproven on the international stage. Oliver Bierhoff, once a big name, is well past prime and has hardly played. The German side, like the English, was very much unfancied going into the tournament, and in some ways the matchup on Friday will be between an underdog and an under-underdog.