Germany's defender Philipp Lahm (below) and South Africa's defender Tsepo Masilela vie for the ball during the friendly football match Germany vs South Africa in the western German city of Leverkusen on September 5, 2009. South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

Germany's defender Philipp Lahm (below) and South Africa's defender Tsepo Masilela vie for the ball during the friendly football match Germany vs South Africa in the western German city of Leverkusen on September 5, 2009. South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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  1. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 07: Players of Bayern Muenchen and Schalke argue with referee Florian Meyer (R) after Arjen Robben was fouled during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena on November 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  2. MAINZ, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski (L-R) warm up during a training session of the German national team at the Bruchweg stadium training ground on October 7, 2009 in Mainz, Germany.
  3. MAINZ, GERMANY - OCTOBER 06: Head coach Joachim Loew watches Philipp Lahm and Piotr Trochowski (R-L) warm up during a training session of the German national football team at the Bruchweg stadium training ground on October 6, 2009 in Mainz, Germany.
  4. MAINZ, GERMANY - OCTOBER 06: Head coach Joachim Loew (front) walks over the pitch as Mario Gomez, Marcel Schaefer and Philipp Lahm (back L-R) warm up during a training session of the German national football team at the Bruchweg stadium training ground on October 6, 2009 in Mainz, Germany.
  5. Bayern Munich's defender Philipp Lahm, dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes, poses at the Oktoberfest during the Bayern Munich football team's annual visit to the famous beer festival, on October 4, 2009 in Munich, southern Germany.
  6. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 04: Philipp Lahm of Bayern Muenchen attends the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Kaefer Wiesnschaenke tent on October 4, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  7. Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm arrives for a visit at the world biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest in Munich October 4, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world come to the Bavarian capital Munich for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest which lasts till October 4.
  8. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 04: Philipp Lahm of Bayern Muenchen attend the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Kaefer Wiesnschaenke tent on October 4, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  9. MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 25: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen and Tsepo Masilela of Haifa battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Maccabi Haifa at Allianz Arena on November 25, 2009 in Munich, Germany.
  10. South Africa's Tsepo Masilela, back, attacks against Japan's Komno Yuichi, front, during the international friendly soccer match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Saturday Nov. 14, 2009.
  11. South Africa's captain Aaron Mokoena, left, with teammate Tsepo Masilela during the launch of the 2010 South Africa World Cup jersey in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009. On Saturday South Africa play a friendly international soccer match against Japan at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
  12. RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 15: Tsepo Masilela of Maccabi Haifa and Arien Robben of FC Bayern Muenchen in action during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Maccabi Haifa and FC Bayern Muenchen at Ramat Gan Stadium on September 15, 2009 in Ramat Gan, Israel.
  13. Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (C) challenges Maccabi Haifa's Tsepo Masilela(R) and Dekel Keinan during their Champions League soccer match at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv September 15, 2009.
  14. South Africa's Tsepo Masilela (L) is tackled from behind by Republic of Ireland's Liam Lawrence during their international friendly soccer match at Thomond Park, Limerick. September 8, 2009.

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