 Germany's world star and captain Michael Ballack aims to lift the trophy on July 9. Germany hosts the FIFA 2006 World Cup and has a rich championship pedigree. Playing at home is putting the team under increasing pressure to deliver a first title since 1990.
The German team is hosting the World Cup 2006, so it didn't have to battle its way through a qualifying round. But what appears to be an advantage could have a negative impact as the team was not forced to perform under pressure. |  The undisputed star of the team is the newly signed Chelsea player, Michael Ballack.
Prior to March the 1st this year he had scored 29 goals in 61 international matches. This equates to nearly one goal every second match. |
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