Michael Ballack has admitted he cried in the German dressing room when it hit home that he would be suspended for the World Cup final.

Germany striker Oliver Bierhoff hopes to end his international career by winning the World Cup.

Ballack’s moment of despair came on 71 minutes when he was cautioned for a foul outside the area on Lee.

Michael Ballack put aside his disappointment at being suspended for the World Cup Final by scoring the goal which took Germany there.

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