German striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, announced his retirement from international football on Monday. The 36-year-old leaves the German national team as a World Cup winner after helping Joachim Loew's side last month to their first global crown since 1990 when they defeated Argentina 1-0 in the Rio-hosted final.The Polish-born marksman scored five goals at the 2002 World Cup, where Germany were beaten 2-0 by Ronaldo's Brazil in the final, five in 2006 on home soil, four in 2010 at South Africa and two in 2014. He broke the World Cup record for goals in July when he found the target for his 16th strike during the 7-1 semi-final rout of Brazil. He is one of just three players, alongside Pele and Uwe Seeler, to score in four World Cups, and finishes his Germany career as the country's all-time leading scorer with 71 goals in 137 appearances.