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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during a training session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan

  24 March 2013

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  Sven Bender, Philipp Lahm & Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Sven Bender (L) of Germany plays with team-mates Philipp Lahm (C) and Per Mertesacker during a training session ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan

  24 March 2013

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany speaks during a press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan

  19 March 2013

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany speaks during a press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan

  19 March 2013

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany smiles during a press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan

  19 March 2013

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  Rasmus Elm (Sweden)

  Rasmus Elm of Sweden scores against Germany during their FIFA World Cup qualifier

  16 October 2012

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  Per Mertesacker, Holger Badstuber, Benedikt Höwedes & Mario Götze (germany)

  (L-R) Benedikt Höwedes, Mario Götze, Per Mertesacker and Holger Badstuber of Germany run during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sweden

  15 October 2012

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  Germany training session

  (L-R) Lukas Podolski, Marco Reus, Marc-André ter Stegen, Per Mertesacker and Mario Götze of Germany jog during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland

  10 October 2012

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Faroe Islands

  06 September 2012

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany in action during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Faroe Islands

  06 September 2012

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  Per Mertesacker & Sami Khedira (Germany)

  Sami Khedira (L) of Germany celebrates scoring his team's third goal with team mate Per Mertesacker during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place Play-off match against Uruguay

  10 July 2010

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  Per Mertesacker & Sami Khedira (Germany)

  Sami Khedira (R) of Germany celebrates scoring his team's third goal with team mate Per Mertesacker during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place Play-off match against Uruguay

  10 July 2010

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  Per Mertesacker & Sami Khedira (Germany)

  Sami Khedira (R) of Germany celebrates scoring his team's third goal with team mate Per Mertesacker during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place Play-off match against Uruguay

  10 July 2010

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany) & Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)

  Per Mertesacker (L) of Germany attempts to stop Edinson Cavani of Uruguay as he scores his team's first goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place Play-off match

  10 July 2010

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  Carles Puyol, Iker Casillas & Gerard Piqué (Spain) & Bastian Schweinsteiger, Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Carles Puyol (L), Iker Casillas (2nd L) and Gerard Piqué of Spain in action with Bastian Schweinsteiger (C) and Per Mertesacker (R) of Germany during the FIFA World Cup semi-final match

  07 July 2010

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany) & Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany in action with Asamoah Gyan (R) of Ghana

  23 June 2010

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  Arne Friedrich, Toni Kroos & Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Arne Friedrich, Toni Kroos and Per Mertesacker of Germany celebrate the 1-0 victory against Ghana that enabled them to top Group D and book a last-16 meeting with England

  23 June 2010

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  Per Mertesacker of Germany (centre) in action with Nikola Žigić of Serbia

  18 June 2010

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany) & Brett Holman (Australia)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany in action with Brett Holman of Australia

  14 June 2010

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  Per Mertesacker (German Football Association)

  Per Mertesacker looks on during the German National Team press conference

  08 September 2009

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  Germany training session

  (L-R) Sami Khedira, Christian Gentner, Per Mertesacker and Mesut Özil of Germany attend a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2010 group 4 qualifier against Azerbaijan

  11 August 2009

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  Michael Ballack (Germany)

  Michael Ballack (R) and Per Mertesacker of Germany attend a press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2010 group 4 qualifier against Azerbaijan

  11 August 2009

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  Per Mertesacker (Germany)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany attends a press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2010 group 4 qualifier against Azerbaijan

  11 August 2009

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  Per Mertesacker & Robert Enke (German Football Association)

  Per Mertesacker of Germany celebrates with goalkeeper Robert Enke after winning the FIFA 2010 World Cup Group 4 Qualifier match between Wales and Germany

  02 April 2009

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