Football: No world-class poacher, so Germany to count on youth in Qatar, says Riedle

The 56-year-old former striker has doubts over Germany's chances of a fifth World Cup win in Qatar. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - Scoring is second nature to Karl-Heinz Riedle. The former striker bulged the net over 100 times for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Liverpool and Lazio, and 16 in 42 appearances for Germany, in the 1990s.

Those strikes helped him hoist the Bundesliga, Champions League and World Cup trophies.

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