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Germany Vs France Quarter Finals

There was 17 goals scored in the three previous World Cup meetings between France and Germany, an average 5.7 goals per game.
  

• Germany have scored two or more goals in each of those World Cup matches and are unbeaten since their first World Cup clash with France in 1958 (3-6 defeat), winning in the 1982 clash on penalties (3-3) and winning in 1986 (2-0). 
• The two sides last met in a friendly in February 2013. France took the lead through a Mathieu Valbuena strike in the first half, before second half goals from Thomas Müller and Sami Khedira secured the victory for Germany.     
• Germany have reached the semi-finals of the last three World Cups. No nation has ever made the last four in four successive tournaments.   
• Germany are winning in 15 internationals (W10 D5), longer than any other side still involved at the World Cup.    
• On the last five occasions that France have progressed past round 1 in the World Cup, they have reached the semi-final stage (1958, 1982, 1986, 1998 and 2006).   
•  All of France’s goals during this World Cup have come from inside the box (10).    
• France have lost only one of their 10 games played on Brazilian soil (W6 D3).    
• France are the first team to benefit from two own goals in the same World Cup.   
• Les Bleus have hit the carpentry more often than any other team at this World Cup (6), which is the highest tally for a team since Poland and Argentina in 1982 (both 6). 
•    Thomas Müller (four goals, two assists) has been directly involved in six of Germany’s nine goals (66.7 per cent) at this this World Cup.   
•  Karim Benzema (19) has fired in 12 more shots than any other French player during this tournament.   
• André Schürrle has scored five goals in his last five competitive matches for Germany.   
•  Miroslav Klose needs one more goal to be the World Cup’s highest scorer. He is currently joint-top with Ronaldo (15 goals).