The convicts were completely outplayed by a fluid German side in this Sunday's final game. Usually going into a World Cup, Germany, who can of course never be written off, are usually referred to as an aging side, but it was in fact the Australians who fit this tag better with the likes of Craig Moore, Jason Culina and Mark Schwarzer pushing up the average age.
In all honesty Germany deserved to win, and it looked an inevitability after first half strikes by Polish born Lukas Podolski and another inevitable tournament goal from Polish born Miroslav Klose. Mexican referee Rodriguez effectively killed off the tie in the second half, sending off the unfortunate Tim Cahill for an innocuous challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger, and this was followed by further German goals from Thomas Muller and Brazilian-born striker Cacau. Australia perhaps had the better of the chances in the closing stages but only one team looked like scoring.
On this evidence Germany look a team to watch out for, and for the convicts the wooden spoon beckons. Australia's manager Pim Verbeek has a job on his hands to lift his team.
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