Voller praises Ballack 'technical foul'

Germany coach Rudi Voller praised match-winner Michael Ballack for committing the "technical foul" in today’s 1-0 semi-final win over South Korea that means he will miss the World Cup final.

The midfielder scored the game’s only goal four minutes after he had earned a second booking in the tournament for bringing down Lee Chun-soo on the edge of the area as the Koreans threatened.