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
Benjamin Kahn Atlantium Technologies, a water purification technology firm established in 2005 that developed a Hydro-Optic Ultraviolet technology used as a non-chemical means to control biofouling. In 2017, Atlantium was chosen to install this system to prevent the clogging of piping at the Hoover Dam by Quagga mussels. Kahn also serves as President of Coral World International Ltd., an operator of marine parks that specializes in ecologically-friendly tropical life systems in symbiotic environments. Benjamin Kahn Benjamin Kahn (born 1955) is an Israeli marine biologist and environmental activist. Benjamin (Benjie) Kahn is fighting for the survival of the Red Sea reef, which began