The slightly revamped German side pleases fans with a high-scoring power display. The first-choice trio of strikers (Mario Gomez, Thomas Mueller and Lukas Podolski) rested on the bench, awaiting the coming semi-final against either England or Italy.
Goals:
GER Lahm 39′
GRE Samaras 55′
GER Khedira 61′
GER Klose 68′
GER Reus 74′
GRE Salpingidis (penalty) 89′
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German national soccer team players (front row, L-R) team captain Philipp Lahm, Andre Schuerrle, Marco Reus, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mesut Oezil; (back row, L-R) Holger Badstuber, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Jerome Boateng and Miroslav Klose pose for photographers before the quarter final match.
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The Greek team (back row, L-R: Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Michalis Sifakis, Kostas Katsouranis, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Grigoris Makos, Giorgos Tzavellas: front row, L-R: Vassilis Torossidis, Giannis Maniatis, Dimitris Salpingidis, Sotiris Ninis, Giorgos Samaras).
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German and Greece's soccer fans prior to the quarter final match, in the old city of Gdansk.
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The power seats: Former Polish President Lech Walesa (C) looks at his tablet computer before kick off of the quarter final match. Behind him (to the right) Polish PM, Donald Tusk, in the back Germany's Angela Merkel.
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Greece's head coach Fernando Santos (L) and Germany's head coach Joachim Loew (R) during the quarter final match.
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German captain Philipp Lahm scoring the 1-0.
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Greek player Giorgos Samaras (blue shirt) scoring the 1-1 equalizer.
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Germany's Sami Khedira (R) scores the 2-1 lead against Greece's Giannis Maniatis (L).
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German player Miroslav Klose (R) scores the 3-1 lead.
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Germany's Marco Reus (C) celebrates with his teammate Mesut Oezil (L) after scoring the 4-1 lead.
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Greek player Dimitris Salpingidis (no.14) scores with a penalty against goalkeeper Manuel Neuer of Germany.
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German Soccer fans celebrate in the streets of Munich, Germany.