![Germany's Lukas Podolski, left, and Bastian Schweinsteiger leave the field at the end of the Euro 2004 Group D soccer match between Germany and the Czech Republic at the Jose Alvalade Stadium Germany's Lukas Podolski, left, and Bastian Schweinsteiger leave the field at the end of the Euro 2004 Group D soccer match between Germany and the Czech Republic at the Jose Alvalade Stadium](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PEX1KP/germanys-lukas-podolski-left-and-bastian-schweinsteiger-leave-the-field-at-the-end-of-the-euro-2004-group-d-soccer-match-between-germany-and-the-czech-republic-at-the-jose-alvalade-stadium-in-lisbon-portugal-wednesday-june-23-2004-the-czech-republic-won-the-match-2-1-and-eliminated-germany-from-the-tournament-the-other-teams-in-group-d-are-the-netherlands-and-latvia-ap-photofrank-augstein-for-editorial-use-only-no-wireless-commercial-or-promotional-licensing-permitted-2PEX1KP.jpg)
Germany's Lukas Podolski, left, and Bastian Schweinsteiger leave the field at the end of the Euro 2004 Group D soccer match between Germany and the Czech Republic at the Jose Alvalade Stadium
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12 years ago today, Bastian Schweinsteiger & Lukas Podolski came off the bench against Hungary to make their Germany debuts. Then they did the same again... | By Germany Football Team | Facebook
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