German striker Miroslav Klose, who has scored four goals in South Africa and is one shy of matching Ronaldo’s record of 15 in World Cup play, is nursing a back injury and couldmiss the third-place game against Uruguay.
Klose’s 14th goal put him in a tie with German Gerd Mueller, who scored all his goals in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups. This isKlose’s third World Cup. The Brazilian Ronaldo set his record with goals in 1998, 2002 and 2006.