Joachim Low insists he had no choice but to leave flu-ridden Miroslav Klose out of the third-place play-off with Uruguay.
Klose, 32, had every chance of setting a new World Cup scoring record having netted four times for Germany who, so far, remain the highest scoring team in the tournament. But his chances were dashed when he was dropped from the starting line-up on Saturday evening through illness.
He now looks unlikely to better Brazilian Ronaldo's record of 15 goals, with age very much going against him. Low admits it was a difficult decision to make but insists he had Germany's best interests at heart. Klose was said to be devastated to miss out but he understood Low's predicament.
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