Netherlands v Germany, 17 August 2005
| Score | 2-2 |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Rotterdam |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
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Goals:
| Arjen Robben | 3 |
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| Arjen Robben | 46 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Edwin van der Sar
Defender/Right back
Jan Kromkamp
Defender
Khalid Boulahrouz
Defender
Tim de Cler
Defender
Hedwiges Maduro
Defender
Barry Opdam
Midfielder
Phillip Cocu
Midfielder
Denny Landzaat
Midfielder
Arjen Robben
Forward
Dirk Kuyt
Forward
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Substitutions:
| Roy Makaay for Ruud Van Nistelrooy | 46 |
| Robin van Persie for Dirk Kuyt | 46 |
| Wilfred Bouma for Tim de Cler | 46 |
| Rafael van der Vaart for Jan Kromkamp | 46 |
| Johnny Heitinga for Hedwiges Maduro | 52 |
Cards:
| Ruud Van Nistelrooy | Y | |
| Barry Opdam | Y | |
| Johnny Heitinga | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Wilfred Bouma
Defender
Johnny Heitinga
Midfielder
Rafael van der Vaart
Forward
Roy Makaay
Forward
Robin van Persie
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Germany
Manager: Jurgen Klinsmann
Goals:
| Michael Ballack | 50 |
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| Gerald Asamoah | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Oliver Kahn
Goalkeeper
Arne Friedrich
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender
Christian Wörns
Defender
Michael Ballack
Midfielder
Fabian Ernst
Midfielder
Torsten Frings
Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder
Bernd Schneider
Midfielder
Miroslav Klose
Forward
Kevin Kurányi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Sebastian Deisler for Fabian Ernst | 46 |
| Gerald Asamoah for Miroslav Klose | 46 |
| Robert Huth for Per Mertesacker | 66 |
| Thomas Hitzlsperger for Torsten Frings | 66 |
| Tim Borowski for Dietmar Hamann | 74 |
| Andreas Hinkel for Arne Friedrich | 74 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Defender
Andreas Hinkel
Defender
Robert Huth
Midfielder
Tim Borowski
Midfielder
Sebastian Deisler
Midfielder
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Forward
Gerald Asamoah