5mins: Ireland 0 Germany 0

1min: Game kicks off with Irish fans outnumbering their German counterparts in the Kashima stadium.

3 mins: Gary Breen concedes free-kick on edge of area with foul on Carsten Jancker but Christian Ziege wastes the advantage with poor dead-ball delivery.

4mins: At the other end the German defence is on alert as Damien Duff runs at the defence before releasing Kevin Kilbane to send in a cross from the left which is headed to safety as Robbie Keane lurks at the back post.