Germany destroyed a hapless Israel side as seven second-half goals belied the notion that Ireland's World Cup opponents have a scoring problem.

Germany ... 7

Israel ... 1

Miroslav Klose capped his first start for Germany with a hat-trick, two of his goals coming in successive minutes at the start of the second half.

The seven-goal haul in their first World Cup warm-up is the largest by Germany since the 8-2 thrashing of Liechtenstein two years ago.

Israel, making their first visit to Germany, took a shock lead in the 27th minute after fine acrobatics from goalkeeper Dudu Awat had kept the Germans out. In the second half it was the Germans all the way, led by Klose. Dietmar Hamann, Oliver Bierhoff, Gerald Asamoah and Lars Ricken all got on the scoresheet with a goal apiece as the Israeli defenc caved in.

Before the game, the talk was of heavy security for the first hosting of Israel on German soil. Several hundred police turned back cars and checked visitors pockets and bags on entry, although the promised metal detectors did not materialise.

GERMANY: Kahn, Worns (Metzelder 79), Nowotny (Linke 46), Schneider, Ramelow (Frank Baumann 80), Hamann, Ricken, Kehl, Jancker (Bierhoff 66), Scholl (Frings 66), Klose (Asamoah 73). Subs Not Used: Lehmann. Goals: Klose 49, 51, Hamann 62, Klose 63, Bierhoff 69, Asamoah 76, Ricken 78.

ISRAEL: Dudu Awat, Bachar (Alon Harazi 88), Benhaim (Benado 68), Gershon, Keisi, Domb, Tal, Banin, Revivo (Rozen 70), Holzman (Balili 46), Yossi Benayoun. Subs Not Used: Ben Dayan, Cohen. Goals: Tal 27.

Referee: S Dunn (Bristol).