How German are Germany’s main strikers?
AUSTRALIA was the first World Cup team to arrive here and could be the first to leave.The Socceroos were stripped naked in a 4-0 drubbing by Germany on sunday and their fortunes in the tournament further undone by the straight dismissal of lead striker Tim Cahill.
By Fred Kaweesi
in Cape Town
AUSTRALIA was the first World Cup team to arrive here and could be the first to leave.The Socceroos were stripped naked in a 4-0 drubbing by Germany on sunday and their fortunes in the tournament further undone by the straight dismissal of lead striker Tim Cahill.
But the question is, were the Germans simply superior or Australia simply bad on the day?
Three German colleagues were kind enough to fund my night out, where we argued for hours about all things German. Among the arguements, I tabled to ideally mitigate any pride were that three of Germany’s scorers against Australia were famously non-German. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But given Germany’s status as favourites, what if all goals scored by Lucas Podolski, Cacau and Miroslav Klose were apportioned in accordance with their multiple nationalities?
Here’s how it would work out:
Miroslav Klose
Born in: Opole, Poland
Parentage: Polish mum (she played handball for the national team) and German-Polish father (played for the Polish national team).It means that Klose’s goal was 50% German and 50% Polish.
Claudemir Cacau
Born: Rio, Brazil
Parentage: Purely Brazilian with just a German passport. It means his goal was 100% Brazilian.
Lukas Podolski
Born: Gliwice, Poland
Parentage: Polish handball playing mum and Polish professional footballer dad. Podolski’s goal was 25% German, 75% Polish.
Just a thought, can anyone carry out a DNA match on Mario Gomez?
His contributions off the bench were 75% German and 25% Spanish.
If I were German, I would never be proud.
in Cape Town
AUSTRALIA was the first World Cup team to arrive here and could be the first to leave.The Socceroos were stripped naked in a 4-0 drubbing by Germany on sunday and their fortunes in the tournament further undone by the straight dismissal of lead striker Tim Cahill.
But the question is, were the Germans simply superior or Australia simply bad on the day?
Three German colleagues were kind enough to fund my night out, where we argued for hours about all things German. Among the arguements, I tabled to ideally mitigate any pride were that three of Germany’s scorers against Australia were famously non-German. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But given Germany’s status as favourites, what if all goals scored by Lucas Podolski, Cacau and Miroslav Klose were apportioned in accordance with their multiple nationalities?
Here’s how it would work out:
Miroslav Klose
Born in: Opole, Poland
Parentage: Polish mum (she played handball for the national team) and German-Polish father (played for the Polish national team).It means that Klose’s goal was 50% German and 50% Polish.
Claudemir Cacau
Born: Rio, Brazil
Parentage: Purely Brazilian with just a German passport. It means his goal was 100% Brazilian.
Lukas Podolski
Born: Gliwice, Poland
Parentage: Polish handball playing mum and Polish professional footballer dad. Podolski’s goal was 25% German, 75% Polish.
Just a thought, can anyone carry out a DNA match on Mario Gomez?
His contributions off the bench were 75% German and 25% Spanish.
If I were German, I would never be proud.