Lukas Podolski has shrugged off criticism after scoring twice against Equador

Lukas Podolski shrugged off criticism after moving up to sixth in the list of all-time top Germany goalscorers with a brace against Ecuador on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, there were debuts for Sidney Sam as well as Max Kruse and Podolski was full of praise for the more unfamiliar faces in a Germany shirt. "You have got to pay them a huge compliment," he said. "I can still remember my first cap well and so I know how they are feeling. "The new faces fit into the team well. I'm really pleased that things worked out so well and they were able to celebrate a successful debut. "You can only congratulate them - the first international game is always something special." And Podolski's next one is set to be special too as he gets the chance to match Klinsmann's scoring record right under his very nose. Germany face Klinsmann's USA on Saturday in Washington. "That's definitely going to be a great game," he said. "The stadium in Washington will be sold out and the atmosphere is going to be a lot different to against Ecuador. "Of course it's special to come up against Jurgen Klinsmann as a coach. Now we want to win our second game here."