Oliver Kahn for the competition; despite their acrimonious pre-tournament battle for Germany's starting role, Kahn openly accepted Klinsmann's decision. Kahn and Lehmann embraced and shook hands as the former offered words of encouragement before the quarter-final penalty shoot-out against Argentina. In the postgame conference, Kahn publicly praised Lehmann for his two decisive penalty saves. After Germany was eliminated in the semi-finals by Italy, Kahn was given the start for the third place play-off held on 8 July 2006, which Germany won 3–1 against Portugal. In what was his last international appearance for Germany, he also received the captaincy of the team in
Israel Kahn Israel Kahn Eduardo Israel Kahn Gómez (born December 1, 1988), known as Israel Kahn, is a Peruvian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División Peruana club Deportivo Coopsol. Kahn made his Peruvian First Division league debut on February 14, 2010 in the first round of the 2010 season. The manager at the time, Teddy Cardama, allowed him to play the entire match for his debut, which contributed to Alianza Atlético's 2–1 win over Cienciano del Cuzco. In round 11 that season, Kahn scored his first Peruvian First Division league goal on April 25, 2010 away to Universitario