Germany v Ghana

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:00:32. > :00:39.Welcome to World Cup replay, Howarth featured match sees Germany take on

:00:40. > :00:46.Ghana, your match commentators Danny Murphy and Guy Mowbray.

:00:47. > :00:50.Germany are unchanged from their 4-0 win over Portugal

:00:51. > :00:53.and that means Mats Hummels has been passed fit from a thigh injury

:00:54. > :00:57.His defensive partner, Per Mertesacker, becomes the 13th player

:00:58. > :01:00.Thomas Muller begins his second half-century of games.

:01:01. > :01:02.He's scored 20 goals, eight in the World Cup,

:01:03. > :01:27.The referee and his assistants are from Brazil.

:01:28. > :01:31.He was the first ref to award a World Cup goal after the use

:01:32. > :01:38.He also sent off Palacios in that match.

:01:39. > :01:40.Changes were expected to the Ghana team.

:01:41. > :01:45.In goal, Fatau Dauda's physicality has earnt him a starting place.

:01:46. > :01:54.Harrison Afful takes over at right back

:01:55. > :01:58.and there's a place for Kevin-Prince Boateng, all set to go head-to-head

:01:59. > :02:28.Just as familiar to the Germany players as his own team-mates.

:02:29. > :02:31.Jerome Boateng is one of six Bayern Munich players

:02:32. > :02:36.Kevin-Prince Boateng of Ghana, plays in the Bundesliga with Schalke.

:02:37. > :02:49.Germany's start to the World Cup gave no reason

:02:50. > :02:56.Ghana's could certainly have been happier.

:02:57. > :02:59.Germany in all white, Ghana in the red.

:03:00. > :03:22.Nothing to be decided for sure in this group today.

:03:23. > :03:24.Ghana defeated would certainly see them eliminated.

:03:25. > :03:26.The other game in the group sees the USA play Portugal tomorrow.

:03:27. > :03:30.Danny Murphy is alongside me to enjoy what we are about to witness.

:03:31. > :03:31.Danny, the Germans are hot favourites.

:03:32. > :03:38.Interesting to see how Ghana set up, whether they're going to try to

:03:39. > :03:41.press the ball early, win it back early or pace themselves

:03:42. > :03:46.I would suggest the latter with the conditions.

:03:47. > :03:48.Really pleased to see Kevin-Prince Boateng play

:03:49. > :03:54.He certainly has the capabilities of opening up the German defence.

:03:55. > :04:10.Hummels got the other goal against Portugal to complement

:04:11. > :04:35.Ghana having already done better from the start than against

:04:36. > :04:48.Interesting that they changed the goalkeeper.

:04:49. > :04:57.Obviously he sees something in this keeper he thinks might be

:04:58. > :05:00.relevant to play against the Germans, I think that's

:05:01. > :05:19.a strange decision unless there is an injury we don't know about.

:05:20. > :06:12.Muntari I think that was with the delivery, he struggled with set-play

:06:13. > :06:17.I think it was Robbie Savage who commented on it and he was right,

:06:18. > :06:49.You are not going too get too many chances and that was poor again.

:06:50. > :06:54.Not unexpected the game is being played at a slow pace early on.

:06:55. > :07:12.The Ghana back four got to be careful not to be too high