10 July,2014 08:33 AM IST | | PA Sport
Record-breaking striker brushes off personal plaudits and reminds Germany their World Cup mission is far from complete after 7-1 win in semis
Germany's Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring against Brazil in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Belo Horizonte: Record-breaker Miroslav Klose brushed off the personal plaudits and reminded Germany their World Cup mission is still far from complete.
Germany's Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring against Brazil in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Klose wrote himself into the record books on Tuesday with the second goal in Germany's 7-1 annihilation of Brazil in Belo Horizonte. The strike was Klose's 16th in World Cup history, taking him clear of the previous all-time top scorer Ronaldo (Brazil).
Germany coach Joachim Low, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter were among the first people to congratulate Klose on his milestone.
But the 36-year-old could not care less about personal accolades at the moment. He has only one thing on his mind - World Cup glory. "As a team we have an even bigger objective - to win one more game," Klose said when asked about his record-breaking feat.
"You don't experience things like a 7-1 win over Brazil very often and it's not easy to put in a performance like that in a World Cup semi-final."
Thomas Mueller, who is just six goals shy of Klose's record despite this being only his second tournament, was the next player to emerge from the dressing room with a call for calm. "We need to let this all sink in now and then shift our focus to the final."
