Germany defeated Sweden 2-0 in Munich on Saturday. With this win, Germany has reached the quarter-final of the World Cup. Sweden is out of the tournament. In the first 30 minutes, Germany played brilliantly.

Both the goals of the match were scored by Lukas Podolski. The goals were scored in the fourth and 12th minute. Sweden missed on an opportunity to score a goal in the 53rd minute, when Henrik Larsson wasted a penalty kick.

Germany will now play in Berlin on Friday against the winner of Argentina-Mexico game. Germany fans were delighted with their team's performance on home grounds. Teddy Lucic was sent off the field in the 35th minute when he got into a tangle with Klose. He was shown two yellow cards in the match. Sweden coach Lagerback felt that this influenced the final result of the match. Now the German fans' confidence is high that their team will shine this FIFA season.