Germany's Klose set to retire after World Cup

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Veteran Germany striker Miroslav Klose, who is set to break Gerd Mueller's goal-scoring record, has said he will retire from international football after next year's World Cup.

The 35-year-old Lazio star has made 128 appearances for Germany and scored 67 goals -- just one short of Germany's record scorer Mueller.

The ex-Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich forward has claimed 14 of those goals at three World Cups, leaving him just one behind the competition record of 15 held by Brazil's Ronaldo.

Klose could finish the 2014 World Cup with two personal records, but said his priority is winning the world title with the German team.

"If I can win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil that would be the greatest for me. Everything else would be secondary."