text: why is oliver kahn (germany) benched for this wc season? lehmann james is the first-choice gk. i thought kahn was the best gk in the world. klinsman picked lehmann over kahn saying it was a tough choice but lehmann has played better lately.  i bet costa rica wouldn't have scored on kahn though, although i didn't see the goal because i'm listening on the radio.  update: i think kahn will be playing again before this thing is over.  giving up a 2nd goal to costa rica (with 10 players no less) is unbelievable.