Bayern were missing players through injury, including outstanding captain Philipp Lahm, but the English champions can take great heart from a win achieved without suspended Yaya Toure and Fernandinho as well as the injured David Silva and Edin Dzeko.
Serbia and Montenegro was missing key players, including Vlade Divac of the Sacramento Kings.
It means Wales are now missing 11 players, including Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen, through injury – and it leaves the Dragons even more reliant on Bale who, despite not being at his best on Friday, still came within inches of conjuring a late winner.
In all, Coach RUDI VöLLER's squad will be missing 11 players, including striker ALEXANDER ZICKLER of Bayern Munich, who has a calf injury that will keep him out of the World Cup.
Wales were missing senior players including talisman Gareth Bale and Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey but did give an encouraging account of themselves.
The Germans - who boasted an 11-game unbeaten run in Portugal - managed to claim an away goal, but missed key players including wingers Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, as well as midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Include things like who had the first shot, and which team started the strongest, any missing players or the form of particular players as they went onto the field or arena.
Leicester were missing nine experienced players – including five first choices – to Northampton's one (albeit the important second row Christian Day).
Missing six injured players, including the hobbling Chase, they only clicked in patches on Saturday, but full-back Jake Mullaney, a low profile import from Parramatta, was outstanding on the break and reliable with the boot.
Rating: 7.0 Graham Zusi: The Sporting Kansas City midfielder was an 83rd-minute substitute and did not play enough to earn a rating: Rating: Incomplete Coaching Jurgen Klinsmann: Despite missing four key players including Michael Bradley, Klinsmann was able to put together a team that convincingly defeated its archrival in its biggest game of the year.
