Often criticized for his American influence, the former Orange County Blue Star player Juergen Klinsmann led his German squad to a 4-2 win over Costa Rica in the tournament opener this afternoon in Munich. The match featured several world-class strikes and regular US foe Costa Rica gave the host nation a little bit of a contest with their pair of strikes as well. Klinsmann, who was working with the Blue Star, began playing for the team in 2003 originally under the alias of Jay Goppingen (the name of his home town) to avoid bringing attention to himself as he was focused on aiding the development of the players as opposed to being an attraction as Romario is in Miami this season. Needless to say, it didn't take long for the word to get around at the time.
