Germany and the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer, Miroslav Klose, has announced his retirement from international football.
Less than a month after helping his country win the World Cup the 36-year-old has opted to call it a day after four finals with the Nationalmannschaft.
Klose attained 137 caps and scored 71 times for Germany.
Klose and his two sons pose with the World Cup trophy in Rio
"With the win in Brazil, a childhood dream came true, I am proud and happy that I was able to help this great success," Klose told the German Football Association's official website. "I had a unique and wonderful time and many memorable moments with the national team."
Klose - who was actually born in Poland - made his Germany debut in 2001 and scored a hat-trick on his first World Cup finals appearance against Saudi Arabia in 2002.
His goal in the astonishing 7-1 semi-final win over Brazil took him past Ronaldo's 15 in the competition, and two ahead of previous holder Gerd Müller.