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Sat 07 Jul 2006Last hurrah as hosts bow out on a high Germany 3 Portugal 1:  Bastian Schweinsteiger bagged a stunning brace as Germany secured a third-placed World Cup finish with a win over Portugal in Stuttgart.The hosts started brightly and should have been awarded a penalty in the fourth minute when Nuno Valente handled Sebastian Kehl's goalbound shot.