:00:34. > :00:40.Welcome to your World Cup replay. We are in Salvador for the replay
:00:41. > :00:47.against Portugal. We can go over to your commentators. Manuel Neuer and
:00:48. > :00:50.Philipp Lahm have recovered from the injuries that hampered their
:00:51. > :00:54.build-up to the World Cup. Philipp Lahm is in the same defence midfield
:00:55. > :00:57.role he occupies at club level with Bayern Munich rather than his
:00:58. > :01:03.position at right back. Sami Khedira has returned from a recent injury
:01:04. > :01:09.and he is prepared to Bastian Schweinsteiger, recently with issues
:01:10. > :01:14.of his own. Mario Gotze is in and Germany go without a recognised
:01:15. > :01:20.striker. The man in the middle today is the 41-year-old Miller read Matt
:01:21. > :01:24.itch from Serbia. His most recent assignment was as a fourth official
:01:25. > :01:38.at the Europa League between Seville and Benfica.
:01:39. > :01:44.The big concern for Portugal in the lead up to the contest has been a
:01:45. > :01:47.fitness of Christiano Ronaldo, troubled by tendinitis in his left
:01:48. > :01:51.knee recently. The good news for them is that he is fit for the
:01:52. > :01:54.match. There was some debate as to whether or not William Carvalho
:01:55. > :02:02.might start in midfield but the coach has all did for experience --
:02:03. > :02:06.chosen experience, with these players with 191 caps between them
:02:07. > :02:07.going into the game. Nani plays after misting the last World Cup
:02:08. > :02:19.through injury. -- missing. Munro is on the bench for Germany.
:02:20. > :02:22.Miroslav Klose is currently on 14 World Cup goals. Only Christiano
:02:23. > :02:43.Ronaldo with 15 has ever scored more.
:02:44. > :02:48.Thomas Muller of Germany, winner of the Golden Boot at the last World
:02:49. > :03:00.Cup for the best young player award. And here we go. Group G is
:03:01. > :03:05.underway. Familiar foes going head-to-head in the searing heat.
:03:06. > :03:06.Germany have got three wins against Portugal in four major tournaments
:03:07. > :03:19.before this one. Germany in white. Manuel Neuer
:03:20. > :03:23.missed much of the build-up with a shoulder injury. That he was
:03:24. > :03:27.confident a while ago that he would be fit to start the match. -- but he
:03:28. > :03:36.was. Into the space. This is the man from
:03:37. > :03:50.Real Madrid. Had such a good season. Mertesacker. Hummels. Mesut Ozil on
:03:51. > :04:20.the near side. The expectation in Germany ahead of
:04:21. > :04:28.this tournament seems to be at least a semifinal place. The minimum
:04:29. > :04:32.requirement. They have left no stone hunt turned in their preparations,
:04:33. > :04:39.including building their own hotel and training centre. Here is
:04:40. > :04:50.Boateng. In the centre and away by Pepe.
:04:51. > :04:57.Coming in from the left-hand side get his head on the ball. The first
:04:58. > :05:01.corner of the match goes to Germany. He has been struggling with injury
:05:02. > :05:02.in recent weeks, had to sit out the Champions League final with Real
:05:03. > :05:08.Madrid because of a calf problem. Toni Kroos, it was a little bit too
:05:09. > :05:27.deep. Matt Hamill is among those up from
:05:28. > :05:37.the back four. -- Hummels is among those heart-macro -- Hummels is
:05:38. > :05:41.among those. Rinaldo almost single-handedly secured their place
:05:42. > :05:53.in Brazil with that play-off against Sweden. -- Christiano Ronaldo.
:05:54. > :06:16.Veloso. Muller. A bit of space here, and Jerome Boateng. Looking for
:06:17. > :06:22.Gotze on the near side. Taken away by Pereira. Per Mertesacker. Winning
:06:23. > :06:30.his 99th for Germany today. The Arsenal defender. Germany making a
:06:31. > :06:34.positive start to this game. As they tend to do in their opening matches
:06:35. > :06:38.in the World Cup. Winning their opening game in each of their last
:06:39. > :06:46.six world cups. And in four of those games, they scored at least four
:06:47. > :06:55.goals. Jerome Boateng with a throw. Just over the head of Muller and
:06:56. > :06:58.away by Bruno Alvez. A first chance to Seacrest Jana Rinaldo and
:06:59. > :07:02.suddenly Germany looking a bit scratchy. -- a first chance to see
:07:03. > :07:12.Christiano Ronaldo. A first chance for Christiano
:07:13. > :07:26.Ronaldo to scratch his legs. And he was closed down. Not able to trouble
:07:27. > :07:29.the German goalkeeper. A good and competitive group in prospect, with
:07:30. > :07:42.Ghana and the United States in there as well. Comfortable for Pepe. He
:07:43. > :07:50.was born and grew up in Brazil and only moved to Madeira at the age of
:07:51. > :07:55.18. Here he is at the heart of the Portuguese back line. Used to have a
:07:56. > :07:59.more defensive midfield role. Settled in alongside Bruno Alvez
:08:00. > :08:10.these days. And among compromising duo they are as well. Very well
:08:11. > :08:23.done. Seems to be by the seat of his pants. Touched by nanny. -- Nani.
:08:24. > :08:30.Howedes will safely shepherd that one behind. Nani missed the World
:08:31. > :08:37.Cup four years ago after he injured his collarbone in training shortly
:08:38. > :08:42.before the tournament. Feeling the heat even before he came here. The
:08:43. > :09:06.German coach. So much expected of his team. Christiano Ronaldo...
:09:07. > :09:13.Portugal, not many people are talking about them as contenders, or
:09:14. > :09:17.as a side expected to do particularly well and going deep
:09:18. > :09:22.into the tournament. They have reached two semifinals and a final
:09:23. > :09:27.in the last five tournaments. And it has taken the eventual winners,
:09:28. > :09:30.Spain, to knock them out. If Christiano Ronaldo can fire on all
:09:31. > :09:52.cylinders or something like it they could be in with a chance in most
:09:53. > :09:56.matches. Philipp Lahm. Khedira. Philipp Lahm getting into a spot of
:09:57. > :10:04.bother. And losing out. Looking for a free kick. It is Christiano
:10:05. > :10:12.Ronaldo! Heaved a way by Manuel Neuer. Philipp Lahm caught in
:10:13. > :10:22.possession. And suddenly Portugal were almost in.
:10:23. > :10:41.What a mistake! Sami Khedira! What a lucky escape for Portugal. Let's
:10:42. > :10:45.look at this again. Casually clearing it straight to Sami
:10:46. > :10:53.Khedira. And he cannot find the bottom corner of the net. Portugal
:10:54. > :11:07.are mightily lucky to still be level here.
:11:08. > :11:30.Coentrao with the throw. Christiano Ronaldo. Meireles. Alvez.
:11:31. > :11:44.Moutinho. Pereira. Moutinho again. Down with the challenge by Muller.
:11:45. > :11:55.Finally getting his chance after missing out four years ago. And here
:11:56. > :12:05.is Veloso. He has been a key man in the qualifying campaign, starting
:12:06. > :12:20.every match. Coentrao. Pepe. Nani. Martino. Looking to take on Howedes.
:12:21. > :12:23.A couple of anxious moments, one had either end. This one for Germany.
:12:24. > :12:28.Philipp Lahm caught in possession. Look for the space for Christiano
:12:29. > :12:36.Ronaldo on the left-hand side. Able to make the blog. Rui Patricio, the
:12:37. > :12:44.goalkeeper from Portugal, lucky at the other end.
:12:45. > :12:53.Jerome Boateng. It felt rather kindly for Germany. Here is Mario
:12:54. > :13:00.Gotze. He is still going. Has he been held down? The referee says
:13:01. > :13:09.yes. Germany penalty. Given against Pereira. The Portuguese players
:13:10. > :13:16.continue protesting but it will not make any difference. The referee has
:13:17. > :13:19.made up his mind. And he gets a yellow card for the foul. Let's have
:13:20. > :13:30.a look at it again. Going down under pressure from the
:13:31. > :14:04.Portuguese full-back, Gotze. Thomas Muller now, for Germany. 1-0.
:14:05. > :14:08.In 11 minutes played. Thomas Muller scores. And he starts where he left
:14:09. > :14:23.off four years ago in South Africa with a World Cup goal.
:14:24. > :14:30.spot kick, but Muller, finding the bottom corner.
:14:31. > :14:36.Here is the challenge again. How much of Mario Gotze's arm did Joao
:14:37. > :14:46.Pereira get, there? Not a great deal, I think is the
:14:47. > :15:02.answer. Mario Gotze, flicking it away as far
:15:03. > :15:19.as Moutinho. Away from Muller. Veloso. Bruno Alves.
:15:20. > :15:28.Hoping to get things moving quickly here with Nani. It did not quite
:15:29. > :15:31.full for Almeida. Philipp Lahm one that header. -- it did not quite
:15:32. > :15:38.fall. Howedes, with time to have a little
:15:39. > :16:00.look around. Parreira, getting it towards Hugo
:16:01. > :16:05.Almeida. Portugal looking to respond almost immediately. Veloso,
:16:06. > :16:11.ultimately striking his own player. Away come Germany would Sami
:16:12. > :16:16.Khedira. -- with Sami Khedira. Now Muller, the goal-scorer with Sami
:16:17. > :16:18.Khedira, striding away, but Pepe stays strong and upright. Cool and
:16:19. > :16:52.composed. Clearing his lines. Joao Pereira, the player who was
:16:53. > :16:58.adjudged to have fouled Mario Gotze for the penalty. Dreading something
:16:59. > :17:05.of a disciplinary tightrope for the rest of the match, in the referee's
:17:06. > :17:08.book after 11 minutes. Ronaldo was getting his skates on, there, but
:17:09. > :17:28.the ball never got near him. A bit of a stretch for row Mirallas,
:17:29. > :17:34.the former Liverpool and Chelsea player, now in Turkey with
:17:35. > :17:44.Fenerbahce. -- Raul Meireles. They have just won the Turkish league.
:17:45. > :18:02.Bruno Alves is a clubmate of Raul Meireles in Turkey.
:18:03. > :18:12.Parreira towards Almeida. The flag is up on the near side. -- Joao
:18:13. > :18:19.Pereira. There was a hand as the ball came in.
:18:20. > :18:46.Paulo Bento, the Portugal coach, 35 caps for his country as a player and
:18:47. > :19:03.played in the World Cup in 2002. Mesut Ozil in a bit of space on the
:19:04. > :20:13.edge of the centre circle, if you minutes ago. -- a few.
:20:14. > :20:28.Germany, content for a few moments to take the pace out of the game. It
:20:29. > :20:37.is a hot and humid lunchtime in Salvador. Muller will get to this
:20:38. > :20:44.one. Howedes is nearby. Mesut Ozil on the far side.
:20:45. > :20:47.Mesut Ozil was the top scorer for Germany in the qualifying matches
:20:48. > :21:05.with eight goals. Out on the right-hand side at the
:21:06. > :21:15.moment and in towards Muller with the flick. Cannot find Toni Kroos.
:21:16. > :21:17.Nani, a little overenthusiastic, according to the referee and
:21:18. > :21:41.dispossessing Philipp Lahm this time.
:21:42. > :22:18.A decent crowd in for the match. There are some empty seats in the
:22:19. > :22:26.stadium, here. It is a very impressive stadium, the Arena Fonte
:22:27. > :22:35.Nova. Sami Khedira will stretch but Veloso will pick it up. A chance for
:22:36. > :22:50.Nani to take an Howedes. -- take on. A bit of space for Mesut Ozil.
:22:51. > :22:56.nearside. Muller, moving through the centre and Sami Khedira in there as
:22:57. > :23:01.well. Away by Pepe, as far as Almeida.
:23:02. > :23:10.They just can't keep hold of the ball. 20 minutes in, and the early
:23:11. > :23:12.penalty separating the sides. Muller is looking really lively in the
:23:13. > :23:45.middle for Germany, full of movement.
:23:46. > :23:58.Once again, the high ball towards Hugo Almeida.
:23:59. > :24:08.Lahm. Pepe was in his way. A good job, too, because Muller was right
:24:09. > :24:17.behind him. Mesut Ozil was also nearby.
:24:18. > :24:33.Coentrao getting in close on Muller. But no foul.
:24:34. > :24:40.Joao Pereira, away from Howedes, challenged by Lahm, tremendous
:24:41. > :24:41.tackle from the German captain. Not such a great challenge from Joao
:24:42. > :25:12.Moutinho. Clearly impeding his path. Mats Hummels will take the free
:25:13. > :25:20.kick. Not quite as his absolute best this past season. It was disrupted
:25:21. > :25:27.by a couple of ankle injuries. But very much part of the starting XI
:25:28. > :26:08.for Germany. Midway through the first half, one goal in the game.
:26:09. > :26:16.Good play by Howedes. Muller is waiting beyond the far post. Mario
:26:17. > :26:24.Gotze is in the box as well. Bruno Alves with the header away. Toni
:26:25. > :26:33.Kroos will keep it in. Good possession, here, from Germany. Such
:26:34. > :26:38.a good record at major tournaments. They have had an excellent run in
:26:39. > :26:42.recent years as well. Euro 2004 was the last time they fail to reach the
:26:43. > :26:48.last four of the European Championships all the World Cup. It
:26:49. > :26:51.is 18 years since they lifted a major trophy. Mario Gotze was almost
:26:52. > :26:57.in behind the Portuguese defence, there. It is 24 years since they
:26:58. > :27:19.last won the World Cup. Nani has some support but goes for
:27:20. > :27:27.goal! The best effort so far from Portugal. Crisp, well struck from
:27:28. > :27:55.Nani. Just over the top of the bar. It is given away and Raul Meireles
:27:56. > :27:58.has found Almeida. But he took too long, ponderous in possession and
:27:59. > :28:04.paid for it. Mats Hummels had time to make the challenge. Germany's
:28:05. > :28:06.players, waiting to see if Almeida will pick himself up. And indeed,
:28:07. > :28:16.you will. -- he will. That is a free kick for that one,
:28:17. > :29:22.from Mario Gotze. Let's have a look again here. This
:29:23. > :29:45.was the challenge by Hummels on him. A bit of an awkward fall for Hugo
:29:46. > :29:49.Almeida. Meanwhile the rest of the players on the field are mostly
:29:50. > :30:11.taking advantage of the opportunity to have a drink. It is a very warm
:30:12. > :30:20.and humid afternoon. It does look like Portugal will have to make a
:30:21. > :30:24.change. Hugo Almeida is off. And Eder is coming on to replace him. A
:30:25. > :30:29.powerful striker but only four goals this season for his club. He went to
:30:30. > :30:35.West Ham a couple of years ago, actually, Eder. Portugal forced to
:30:36. > :30:49.make the first change of the game with just under half an hour played.
:30:50. > :30:57.A bitterly disappointed Hugo Almeida is consoled on the bench by his
:30:58. > :31:17.team-mates and technical staff. Ronaldo. A bit of a chase. Too much
:31:18. > :31:32.of a chase for Pereira. Amusing themselves with their first Mexican
:31:33. > :31:39.wave of the afternoon. Kroos. Muller. Deflection from Nani. Pepe
:31:40. > :31:50.across. It will be a first touch for Robbie 27-macro. -- Eder. Too much
:31:51. > :32:02.organising there, through the middle. Where he was previously,
:32:03. > :32:10.Hugo Almeida. A free kick against Robbie 23 macro-4 his challenge on
:32:11. > :32:24.Gotze. -- Pereira, for his challenge on Gotze.
:32:25. > :32:32.A free kick, on the edge of the penalty area. Christiano Ronaldo
:32:33. > :32:41.heading it away. Nani, finding Miguel the low to thread it through.
:32:42. > :32:48.-- binding Veloso. Not quite coming. -- finding. We never really saw the
:32:49. > :32:53.best of him at his time in England with Manchester City. Got a knee
:32:54. > :32:56.injury not long after he arrived and never fully established himself. But
:32:57. > :32:58.certainly winning plenty of silverware since signing for Bayern
:32:59. > :33:21.Munich. Nani. Touch from Philipp Lahm.
:33:22. > :33:28.Getting it away quickly. Under pressure from Moutinho. Mesut Ozil
:33:29. > :33:34.waiting for some support. He might not needed. Going for goal and
:33:35. > :33:41.cannot quite get it! Germany had to settle for a corner. Really
:33:42. > :33:48.dangerous break here. Mesut Ozil. With the pass and the deflection
:33:49. > :33:56.carrying it wide. It was Pereira able to stretch and get it away.
:33:57. > :34:10.Toni Kroos will take this one. Just past the half-hour mark. And Hummels
:34:11. > :34:14.is there! 2-0, Germany. What a powerful header. Suddenly with just
:34:15. > :34:26.over half an hour played it looks like a commanding lead for Germany.
:34:27. > :34:34.The German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her feet, as are a good many
:34:35. > :34:37.people in the stadium here. A strong header from Hummels and a strong
:34:38. > :35:00.start from Germany. Toni Kroos with the corner. And mats
:35:01. > :35:26.Hummels finishing the job. Getting up there, beating Pepe to the ball.
:35:27. > :35:47.Portugal suddenly have got a lot of work to do here. Boateng is down.
:35:48. > :35:55.Pepe. Waiting for the pass from Bruno Alvez. Goes here instead.
:35:56. > :36:02.Hummels, the goal-scorer, dealing with that comfortably. Portugal
:36:03. > :36:09.needing a goal pretty badly here to get themselves something to work
:36:10. > :36:21.with. In the last 12 minutes or so of this first half. Muller, followed
:36:22. > :36:29.closely by Bruno Alvez. Way comes Mesut Ozil. Very influential here. A
:36:30. > :36:30.pivotal figure at the moment. In a red triangle the Portuguese players
:36:31. > :37:06.there. Towards Gotze. Cleared by Pepe.
:37:07. > :37:12.Veloso. Now they have found Nani and now he can run. Christiano Ronaldo.
:37:13. > :37:30.Not able to pick him out. It all rather fizzled out for Portugal.
:37:31. > :37:44.Mario Gotze. Muller. Taken back by Moutinho. This is better. Christiano
:37:45. > :37:48.Ronaldo. Coentrao is available. Meireles outside him. Four inside
:37:49. > :37:53.the box. Just outside it. Could be a chance here! . And they all look for
:37:54. > :38:01.a flag on the near side which was never raised. And in the end it just
:38:02. > :38:08.deflected wide from the goal. Let's have a look at this one again. As it
:38:09. > :38:10.is played forward, Christiano Ronaldo stayed where he was, offside
:38:11. > :38:45.initially as it was played forward. A little bit of sorting out for the
:38:46. > :38:48.referee to do here. Pepe. And Alvez. Moutinho's corner, a header by Rugby
:38:49. > :38:54.27-macro. A goal kick for Manuel Neuer. -- Eder. A goal kick for
:38:55. > :39:05.Manuel Neuer. Sticking his leg out. Meireles.
:39:06. > :39:28.Veloso. Pepe. He could be in a spot of
:39:29. > :39:34.bother. As he caught mother in the face? Judging by his reaction he
:39:35. > :39:39.clearly did not think so. Moutinho squaring up to him. No stranger to
:39:40. > :39:49.controversy in his career. Another chapter for Pepe has been written
:39:50. > :39:55.now. No hesitation from the referee. And it goes from bad to worse for
:39:56. > :39:59.Portugal. They are two goals down and they will have to play the rest
:40:00. > :40:06.of the match with ten men. Here they are again. Not an awful lot in that.
:40:07. > :40:10.But here, he goes in and he strikes Thomas Muller on the head. That is
:40:11. > :40:13.what he has been sent off for. A hot-headed reaction by Pepe. On a
:40:14. > :40:37.searing hot afternoon. Still the debate goes on. It it was
:40:38. > :40:52.a very ill-advised reaction. Not a clever reaction by Thomas Muller
:40:53. > :40:53.either. Pepe red carded for going into the German striker with his
:40:54. > :41:28.head. Not a great start to this World Cup
:41:29. > :41:49.by Portugal. And it has the potential to get worse today.
:41:50. > :42:10.Six minutes to go until half-time. Germany will look to press on. They
:42:11. > :42:16.have got all the midfielders here in the German squad. And goodness knows
:42:17. > :42:28.more players around here. It has been left to Toni Kroos. A key
:42:29. > :42:39.players here, any of whom could have taken that free kick.
:42:40. > :42:48.Toni Kroos with the corner once more. Germany scored from their last
:42:49. > :42:56.corner on the side of the field. Flicks toward Sami Khedira. And over
:42:57. > :43:02.the top by Mario Gotze. Here was the incident. Thomas Muller went down
:43:03. > :43:07.like he had been punched flash in the face which was far from the
:43:08. > :43:15.case. And Pepe with that overreaction, incurred the Raft of
:43:16. > :43:20.the referee. -- displeasure of the referee. Thomas Muller as you can
:43:21. > :43:46.see was perfectly OK. Sami Khedira getting... Portugal
:43:47. > :43:51.will be looking to get to half-time without incurring further damage.
:43:52. > :43:53.One man down and two goals down. A long way to go in this match as
:43:54. > :44:09.well. battle with Joao Pereira, the
:44:10. > :44:16.Portuguese right back. -- continuing quite a battle. We have not had much
:44:17. > :44:26.of a chance to seem an Aldo in the first half. -- to see Ronaldo.
:44:27. > :44:39.Nice, tidy play. They have got a bit more room now as well. Muller, in
:44:40. > :44:40.the middle. Muller's delivery to Mario Gotze. Comfortable for Rui
:44:41. > :45:24.Patricio. Away from Toni Kroos, a bit short to
:45:25. > :45:27.Joao Moutinho. Nani again. Ronaldo, making the run towards the near post
:45:28. > :45:38.but blocked comfortably by the German defence.
:45:39. > :45:44.Muller, really frustrated. He wanted the ball played forward. He was in a
:45:45. > :45:52.good position to get behind the defence.
:45:53. > :46:00.It is all Germany, here. Muller is up alongside Mesut Ozil at the
:46:01. > :46:13.moment. Sami Khedira continues his run.
:46:14. > :46:20.Alvarez, able to get his head to the ball, but still some defending to do
:46:21. > :46:27.for Portugal. -- Bruno Alves. Still time remaining in the first half,
:46:28. > :46:35.plus a little bit of added time. Just too far for Mesut Ozil, to who
:46:36. > :46:42.get back into the centre. -- look it -- hook it. We will have a couple of
:46:43. > :46:48.minutes of added time at the end of the first. It has been a pretty
:46:49. > :46:49.disastrous one for Portugal as well. Well got back by Toni Kroos. Good
:46:50. > :47:35.play. Ronaldo, muscled out of it by Mats
:47:36. > :47:43.Hummels. Still not getting much of a game. -- of a look in. Mesut Ozil,
:47:44. > :47:47.striding away. Three inside the box the Germany. Half-time, very much on
:47:48. > :48:04.the horizon. Two minutes of added time. Lahm,
:48:05. > :48:13.now, getting involved in the forward play. They almost lining up in the
:48:14. > :48:21.centre. -- they are almost. It was blocked by Bruno Alves but it is
:48:22. > :48:24.3-0! Muller is there! This game looks all over already. And the
:48:25. > :48:31.half-time whistle has not even gone. Thomas Muller, the Golden Boot from
:48:32. > :48:35.four years ago, as two in the first 45 minutes of Germany's opening
:48:36. > :48:47.game. And Paulo Bento and Portugal have a massive headache. The header
:48:48. > :48:52.down from Howedes. The delivery back in, the initial block from Bruno
:48:53. > :49:00.Alves, but Thomas Muller, quickest to react. The ricochet came off his
:49:01. > :49:07.left thigh at first. Rui Patricio, unable to keep it out. And for
:49:08. > :49:11.Portugal, it has been the first half from hell. But Germany, looking
:49:12. > :49:36.really impressive so far. Nani with the corner. The last few
:49:37. > :49:42.moments of the first. Eder, sticking his head in but I think it got a
:49:43. > :49:49.deflection off Howedes. Portugal, trying to finish the first half
:49:50. > :49:57.vaguely on the front foot. A slight Olay while they get a better ball.
:49:58. > :50:04.-- a slight delay. Off the head off Howedes once again and the half-time
:50:05. > :50:08.whistle has gone. What a superb start to the World Cup it has been
:50:09. > :50:12.for Germany. Three goals in 45 minutes, two of them scored by that
:50:13. > :50:15.man, Thomas Muller, the first from the penalty spot early on, the
:50:16. > :50:21.second almost on the stroke of half-time. Mats Hummels with a
:50:22. > :50:24.header. His goal Sam which between the two from Muller. Cristiano
:50:25. > :50:26.Ronaldo has hardly had a look in. Portugal are also down to ten men.
:50:27. > :50:45.They are in big trouble. Ricardo Costa has come on for Miguel
:50:46. > :50:51.Veloso at the start of the second half, for Portugal. A dependable
:50:52. > :51:05.central defender, playing in his third World Cup.
:51:06. > :51:09.He is playing in alongside Bruno Alves in the second half although
:51:10. > :51:18.Costa has form as well. He was sent off in the quarterfinals in 2010,
:51:19. > :51:25.against Spain. He caught one of the Spanish players with a flailing arm.
:51:26. > :51:32.The truth about the sending-off of Pepe was that neither player covered
:51:33. > :51:37.themselves in glory, with Thomas Muller making a meal of the initial
:51:38. > :51:44.contact, and then a stupid reaction from Pepe. He didn't really give the
:51:45. > :52:08.referee any alternative. Cristiano Ronaldo, anonymous so far.
:52:09. > :52:23.It was straight to Sami Khedira from the world Player of the Year.
:52:24. > :52:28.Germany, thoroughly deserving of their commanding lead in this match
:52:29. > :52:36.so far. Portugal, offering very little, just a shot fizzing over the
:52:37. > :52:45.top from Nani during the first half. He has committed a foul, there.
:52:46. > :52:50.Sami Khedira is back fit at just the right time after tearing cruciate
:52:51. > :52:57.and need your ligaments in his right knee last November in an
:52:58. > :53:00.international against Italy. He was the man he replaced Michael Ballack
:53:01. > :53:13.at the last World Cup when he was injured, and was a star performer.
:53:14. > :53:23.Howedes, getting involved in the attacking play, linking up with Toni
:53:24. > :53:26.Kroos. Muller in the middle. Mesut Ozil is free to wander around near
:53:27. > :53:45.the edge of the penalty area as well. The flag is up for offside.
:53:46. > :54:10.The correct call from the Serbian officials.
:54:11. > :54:29.Coentrao, taking on Mesut Ozil. And Jerome Boateng. It is going to be a
:54:30. > :54:33.through to Portugal. -- a throw. An awful opening 45 minutes to their
:54:34. > :54:35.World Cup campaign. Howedes, happy to see it roll out of play on the
:54:36. > :55:13.far side of the field. No trouble whatsoever for Mannone
:55:14. > :55:19.lawyer. -- Manuel Neuer. A lovely stadium and a decent sized crowd as
:55:20. > :55:25.well, 51,081 inside the Arena Fonte Nova for this one. A good many of
:55:26. > :55:25.them rather slow to return from the half-time shade underneath the
:55:26. > :55:50.stands. Look at the space over on the far
:55:51. > :56:00.side for Howedes, the Schalke player.
:56:01. > :56:06.It could be a long second half, largely chasing shadows, for
:56:07. > :56:25.Portugal's ten remaining players, if they are not careful.
:56:26. > :56:43.He just waited a fraction of a second too long.
:56:44. > :56:46.Ronaldo just can't get going at all, unlike Germany. They could be
:56:47. > :56:50.in again. Ronaldo just can't get going at
:56:51. > :56:57.all, unlike Germany. Saved by Rupert Rees year. Muller! -- Rui Patricio.
:56:58. > :57:05.It stays at three, and Portugal's defenders all look accusingly across
:57:06. > :57:11.to the near side. It was a close call and the officials gave the
:57:12. > :57:19.benefit to Germany. But Mesut Ozil, unable to take advantage.
:57:20. > :57:46.Ronaldo, interchange with Moutinho. He keeps the move going. And in the
:57:47. > :57:51.end, Nani and Coentrao got in each other's way. And that rather sums up
:57:52. > :58:15.Portugal's day. Sharp words briefly exchanged
:58:16. > :58:24.between the pair of them. Mertesacker, winning his 100 andth
:58:25. > :58:32.cap in the next match -- 100th cap. Germany played Ghana in Fortaleza.
:58:33. > :58:39.All of Germany is -- Germany's games are in the North, and two of them
:58:40. > :58:42.are early starts. It is the ideal situation when you are playing in
:58:43. > :58:51.such hot, humid conditions, with such a good lead and a man over.
:58:52. > :58:53.Mesut Ozil, waiting for the ball. Loitering in a bit of space, about
:58:54. > :59:22.ten yards outside the penalty area. Germany happy to roll it around in
:59:23. > :59:33.second gear at the moment. Hummels, the scorer of the second goal. Sami
:59:34. > :59:39.Khedira. Turned away by Bruno Alvez. Forward by Coentrao. Giving chase.
:59:40. > :00:09.That is Hummels going with him. Portugal gets the free kick.
:00:10. > :00:28.Moutinho can deliver a mean free kick, this time just finding the top
:00:29. > :00:34.of the head of Sami Khedira. And Pereira just ran out of ideas.
:00:35. > :00:38.Rather lucky for Portugal but the referee got in the way. It has not
:00:39. > :00:58.helped them back for long. Thomas Muller. Sami Khedira. Toni Kroos.
:00:59. > :01:22.Being hassled and harried by Jarrow Martino. -- by Moutinho. Philipp
:01:23. > :01:34.Lahm. Mario Gotze. Sami Khedira. Mesut Ozil. For him on the return.
:01:35. > :01:48.Almost digging it out toward Sami Khedira, as he stumbled over.
:01:49. > :01:58.Ronaldo. Asking rather a lot, even a player of his talents, to try and
:01:59. > :02:04.rescue this one. Nani. Here is Moutinho. Christiano Ronaldo. Half
:02:05. > :02:14.cleared by Mertesacker. Dando 's Mario Gotze. -- down goes Mario
:02:15. > :02:27.Gotze, the referee says play on. And here come Germany once again. With
:02:28. > :02:35.method ozone. -- Mesut Ozil. Taking on his team-mate and Real Madrid,
:02:36. > :03:01.Fabio Coentrao. And it is pushed away by Pereira.
:03:02. > :03:12.Germany threatening a fourth goal. Meireles and Moutinho getting it
:03:13. > :03:18.away, only as far as Boateng. With the clearance. Eder. Nani.
:03:19. > :03:54.Christiano Ronaldo on the near side. Ricardo Costa. On for the second
:03:55. > :03:58.half. Alvez and Fabio Coentrao. They have got a really good tournament
:03:59. > :04:01.record over the years, Portugal, out of the tournaments they have played
:04:02. > :04:05.in. Doing well, reaching at least the quarterfinals in hate of the 11
:04:06. > :04:11.major tournaments they have played in. -- in eight. But they could
:04:12. > :04:17.hardly have made a worse start to this one, that is visual. Three down
:04:18. > :04:25.by half time. -- that is for certain.
:04:26. > :04:42.Almost play for one hour. Just a couple of minutes short of it. Eder.
:04:43. > :04:48.Nani. Tackled by Philipp Lahm. Everybody standing and watching.
:04:49. > :04:54.Christiano Ronaldo down and a free kick in their territory. Here is the
:04:55. > :05:13.challenge again. And a rare sighting of goal here,
:05:14. > :05:32.albeit from a reasonably long way out for Christiano Ronaldo. Defence
:05:33. > :05:47.right on the line. Christiano Ronaldo is poised and ready to go.
:05:48. > :05:50.And the wall has done its job. Manuel Neuer was a picture of
:05:51. > :05:53.concentration on the goal-line but in the end he was not required.
:05:54. > :06:21.Portugal forcing a corner. Christiano Ronaldo going up for it
:06:22. > :06:29.and he was not the only one either. Ricardo Costa as well. Germany
:06:30. > :06:32.survive. Mesut Ozil is in a good position on this site. Toni Kroos
:06:33. > :06:40.sweeping it away towards Mario Gotze. Philipp Lahm. Mario Gotze.
:06:41. > :07:08.And now Howedes. Kroos. Gotze looking in the centre there,
:07:09. > :07:12.looking where Muller was but in fact he was doing up his boot laces. We
:07:13. > :07:21.can see here, with his hand in the air, ready to carry on. A little
:07:22. > :07:32.piece of skill by Howedes not quite coming off.
:07:33. > :07:39.And Germany are preparing to make a change in the next few moments. With
:07:40. > :07:47.Andre Shirl from Chelsea preparing to come on, replacing Mesut Ozil,
:07:48. > :07:53.who has had a fair bit of ground in this opening game. -- Schurrle of
:07:54. > :08:06.Chelsea preparing to come on. Mesut Ozil was nominated for the
:08:07. > :08:09.Golden Ball at the last World Cup and was in the team of the
:08:10. > :08:18.tournament at the Euros a couple of years ago. He can rest his legs for
:08:19. > :08:25.the final 28 minutes of this game. A great reception from him from the
:08:26. > :08:34.travelling German supporters. And now Schurrle is on to replace him.
:08:35. > :08:45.He was the first player to arrive at Chelsea following the return of Jose
:08:46. > :08:50.Mourinho last summer. And I think Coentrao has got a problem. I think
:08:51. > :08:55.he has done his groin. He went down straightaway here. What an awful
:08:56. > :08:59.afternoon it has been for Portugal. Their first choice left back is in
:09:00. > :09:07.difficulty. I think he has done a groin muscle, stretching for the
:09:08. > :09:24.ball. Feeling it straightaway. There.
:09:25. > :09:33.And it is not looking very good for Fabio Coentrao. As the rest of the
:09:34. > :09:38.players take the opportunity to cool off. Here is the first goal, Thomas
:09:39. > :09:47.Muller. That early penalty. And the towering header from Hummels making
:09:48. > :09:52.it too. This delivery from what turned out to be the third goal. A
:09:53. > :10:02.great finish by Thomas Muller after reacting quicker than Bruno Alvez.
:10:03. > :10:17.Those facial expressions from the Portuguese players and coach speak
:10:18. > :10:20.volumes. Fabio Coentrao is out. And you have to wonder if that is the
:10:21. > :10:31.last we will see of him at this World Cup as well. And Andre Almeida
:10:32. > :10:38.is going to come on to replace him. The 23-year-old. He made the squad
:10:39. > :10:42.after only starting 14 league matches in the past couple of
:10:43. > :10:47.seasons for Benfica. The back-up to the right back, Pereira there.
:10:48. > :11:16.Almeida on for his sixth. Ronaldo winning the battle into
:11:17. > :11:22.space. Going for gold. A short born of desperation. And hit with some
:11:23. > :11:47.velocity. No addition to the score so far in
:11:48. > :11:56.this second half. Germany looking good in their opening World Cup
:11:57. > :12:01.match. Portugal have been shredded. Down to ten men as well after that
:12:02. > :12:12.first half sending-off of Pepe. Their combustible central defender.
:12:13. > :12:16.Mind you, the guy on the ball now, Ricardo Costa, on to replace him has
:12:17. > :12:21.seen red seven times in the last five seasons at club level. A couple
:12:22. > :12:38.of red cards with Portugal as well in his time.
:12:39. > :12:48.Germany have not tested Patricio for a little while in this game now.
:12:49. > :12:50.Mario Gotze. Comfortable for the Portuguese goal skipper. --
:12:51. > :13:05.goalkeeper. Boateng with the interception.
:13:06. > :13:05.Philipp Lahm, towards Thomas Muller. Acrobatically throwing
:13:06. > :13:28.himself to the fore. Christiano Ronaldo. Moutinho. Did
:13:29. > :13:36.very well there. Superb play. Did not haven't much room at all. We'll
:13:37. > :13:44.Nani Gopher goal, yes he will. The white shirts are back. Pereira
:13:45. > :13:48.trying to get the shot in which ultimately deflected for a corner
:13:49. > :13:53.kick for Portugal. We are part of the midway point of the second half
:13:54. > :14:01.there. The German lead is strong and secure at the moment. Against the
:14:02. > :14:24.ten men of Portugal. Mertesacker conceding the corner.
:14:25. > :14:28.Ricardo Costa, beaten in the air. Muller, looking for the runaround
:14:29. > :14:33.Breschel. Joao Pereira coming across to him. Mario Gotze with a great
:14:34. > :14:42.chance to make it four. The block is made. A lightning quick breakaway
:14:43. > :14:49.for Germany and an excellent chance to add to the three goals they had
:14:50. > :14:57.already scored. Andrei Shell, with the ball in. Mario Gotze took his
:14:58. > :15:01.time. -- Andre Schurrle. When he pulled it back onto the right foot,
:15:02. > :15:20.Portugal were able to survive at the expense of a corner.
:15:21. > :15:25.Toni Kroos, having a quick drink. The Serbian referee telling him to
:15:26. > :15:46.get on with the game. Germany have won the last three
:15:47. > :15:50.matches they have played against Portugal, including the third-place
:15:51. > :15:58.play-off at the World Cup in 2006, when they were the hosts.
:15:59. > :16:09.Looking for a fourth goal, here. Andre Schurrle, with the return.
:16:10. > :16:49.Setting up Philipp Lahm in front of goal.
:16:50. > :17:07.Germany, able to completely dictate the game here, now.
:17:08. > :17:15.As they have done, largely, throughout. Lahm. Andre Schurrle,
:17:16. > :17:23.trying to get away from Ricardo Costa.
:17:24. > :17:30.Eder, losing out in the air. Room for Nani. Germany with a player down
:17:31. > :17:41.at the moment. Cristiano Ronaldo puts it out. It looks like Mats
:17:42. > :17:46.Hummels is the man down. It is. I'm not quite sure what the problem is,
:17:47. > :17:47.whether it was an awkward fall, in the challenge will Eder. Let's
:17:48. > :18:04.watch, as he lands. -- with Eder. A chance for the rest of the players
:18:05. > :18:11.to take on fluids. I think Mats Hummels will come off now. They were
:18:12. > :18:15.thinking of making a change anyway. They had Shkodran Mustafi script and
:18:16. > :18:19.ready to go, as it happens. Mats Hummels, who scored the second goal
:18:20. > :18:24.of Germany's three, so far, leaving the field. Let's hope it is nothing
:18:25. > :18:34.serious, for a player who has had his injury problems this season.
:18:35. > :18:38.Mustafi was a very late call up for the World Cup. He only came in a few
:18:39. > :18:43.days before, following the injury to Marco Reus in the last warm up game
:18:44. > :18:47.against Armenia. He only made his international debut in the goalless
:18:48. > :18:52.draw with Poland last month. Mustafi placer Sampdoria. -- plays for
:18:53. > :19:09.Sampdoria. He is now on for Germany. Not a bad turnaround for him, when
:19:10. > :19:11.just over a week ago, he was not going to the World Cup, and now here
:19:12. > :19:36.he is, playing on the big stage. Toni Kroos, getting the better of
:19:37. > :19:47.Moutinho about three times, there. Boateng.
:19:48. > :19:52.They have just moved things around a bit at the back, Germany, with
:19:53. > :19:54.Mustafi on the right-hand side, Mertesacker alongside Boateng, now,
:19:55. > :20:11.and Howedes staying at left-back. Can Portugal give their fans at
:20:12. > :20:12.least a little to cheer about, here? They have certainly failed in that
:20:13. > :20:29.so far. They have got a throw in. Boateng, who is set to play against
:20:30. > :20:32.his brother, Kevin, when they face Ghana at the weekend. That is the
:20:33. > :20:35.second time they have come face-to-face in a World Cup. They
:20:36. > :20:40.did it four years ago is what. The referee in the way, Nani with the
:20:41. > :20:47.shot, Manuel Neuer with the save, Eder goes down and the referee says
:20:48. > :20:51.Nobel D. Look at Cristiano Ronaldo, absolutely boiling over. -- the
:20:52. > :21:01.referee says, no penalty. Meanwhile, the game continues. Muller. Sami
:21:02. > :21:03.Khedira. The crowd don't like it. Portugal, up in arms. Meanwhile,
:21:04. > :21:10.Germany on the attack. As Eder is challenged by Benedikt
:21:11. > :21:34.Howedes, and hit the deck. This time, Germany get a free kick
:21:35. > :22:09.for the challenge by Bruno Alves. Toni Kroos with the kick and Bruno
:22:10. > :22:31.Alves with the header away. We are inside the last 15 minutes of
:22:32. > :22:42.this one. Mertesacker, going all the way back
:22:43. > :22:58.to Manuel Neuer. Plenty of Oles from the German fans
:22:59. > :23:14.as they keep the ball, here. Sami Khedira, finding Andre Shola.
:23:15. > :23:32.-- Andre Shola. Not a great clearance again by Rui
:23:33. > :23:38.Patricio. It could open the door. Muller. And be shot from a macro is
:23:39. > :23:43.blocked by Andre are made, the substitute. -- the shot from Lahm.
:23:44. > :23:51.But now it is Andre Shola, whipping that one in, Rui Patricio is there,
:23:52. > :23:58.but Muller has his hat-trick! -- Andrei Shirl. It is his eighth World
:23:59. > :24:09.Cup goal. And Muller starts the tournament with a hat-trick.
:24:10. > :24:17.Well, he has a habit of being in the right place at the right time and he
:24:18. > :24:26.certainly was, you. The ball in, on a plate from the goalkeeper. -- he
:24:27. > :24:33.certainly was, here. Rui Patricio only parried it out to the German
:24:34. > :24:39.forward. And Muller gobbles up chances like that. Germany 4-0
:24:40. > :24:58.Portugal. Mis-control from Ronaldo. A dreadful
:24:59. > :25:03.day at the office for Portugal. They just want to get out of here,
:25:04. > :25:07.regroup and get ready for Sunday. It is not going to get easier for them,
:25:08. > :25:11.though. They have to go to Manaus that their second game, where they
:25:12. > :25:18.face the USA. -- for their second game. No resting on that for
:25:19. > :25:28.Portugal after this, today. Just over ten minutes left.
:25:29. > :25:34.Eder is going to chase it and Manuel Neuer is well outside his penalty
:25:35. > :25:37.area. He anticipated the play. Germany, getting ready to make
:25:38. > :25:45.another change. It looks like Podolski might come on shortly.
:25:46. > :26:05.Manuel Neuer, happy to let that one run out.
:26:06. > :26:26.At the next available opportunity, the next time the ball goes dead.
:26:27. > :26:46.Bags of space, here, for Toni Kroos. And Mario Gotze.
:26:47. > :27:14.Well, the hat-trick hero for Germany is the man to be replaced, now.
:27:15. > :27:28.Lukas Podolski is coming on. Muller, starting the World Cup in
:27:29. > :27:34.fantastic style, with a hat-trick. You have do say, you made a meal of
:27:35. > :27:38.the challenge with Pepe. -- have to say. Ronaldo tries to get a shot
:27:39. > :27:59.away. It does not excuse Pepe's reaction, of course.
:28:00. > :28:08.Portugal left hot and bothered in Salvador.
:28:09. > :28:20.It is a match in which they have never really been in it. Away by
:28:21. > :28:22.Howedes. A lot of very tired legs out there. It is strength sapping
:28:23. > :28:47.heat and humidity. Joao Pereira, merely finding the
:28:48. > :28:53.boot of Boateng. Mario Gotze, of course Bayern Munich now, having
:28:54. > :29:03.started with Boerrigter Dortmund. -- Borussia Dortmund. Eder, on his feet
:29:04. > :29:09.against Howedes. Nani with a bit of space near side, for Almeida.
:29:10. > :29:15.Ronaldo, looking for ideas, wants to do it himself. Now it is without
:29:16. > :29:28.major. He can't get the ball in. Not passed Mustafi.
:29:29. > :29:37.Germany were the top scorers in European qualifying with 36 in ten
:29:38. > :29:41.matches. Four here, today. Yet another impressive start to a World
:29:42. > :29:46.Cup campaign. It is going to be seven World Cups in a row in which
:29:47. > :29:50.they have started with a win. Almeida was in danger of handling
:29:51. > :29:54.the ball for a minute, then. It was sailing towards arrhythmia. --
:29:55. > :30:12.towards him, in the air. It is going to be one defeat in the
:30:13. > :30:20.last 19 group matches they have played at the World Cup, Germany.
:30:21. > :30:30.They were beaten by Serbia, four years ago in South Africa. They
:30:31. > :30:32.still got through to the semifinals. Well, he is going to have a crack,
:30:33. > :30:49.isn't he, from here. He will have do delve deep into the
:30:50. > :31:01.box of tricks to score from this kind of distance. -- have to delve.
:31:02. > :31:03.The deflection away Philipp Lahm. Disappointing for Ronaldo, and a
:31:04. > :31:10.miserable afternoon for Portugal. Nani.
:31:11. > :31:15.Not too much time for what could only be a consolation for them. Five
:31:16. > :32:58.minutes remaining of the 90. Germany, happy to see this one out,
:32:59. > :33:04.here. It has been a convincing start of the tournament from them. Here
:33:05. > :33:09.they come again with Lukas Podolski. A little exchange with Lahm. Was he
:33:10. > :33:14.blocked off on the edge of the box? No, says the referee, who was well
:33:15. > :33:19.placed. Ricardo Costa, a judge not to have found the Arsenal player. --
:33:20. > :33:34.adjudged not to have fouled the Arsenal player.
:33:35. > :33:56.Ronaldo, with Eder inside. Beaten to it by Howedes. Portugal's pretty
:33:57. > :34:02.rough record against Germany continuing today. They have only won
:34:03. > :34:04.three of the previous 17 encounters between the two countries and they
:34:05. > :34:14.have never been close this afternoon. Boateng, fouled by row
:34:15. > :34:21.morale is. -- row all morale is. Daschle Raul Meireles.
:34:22. > :34:26.Nothing subtle about that. That is a hell of a beard he has got these
:34:27. > :34:37.days, by the way. Ronaldo with the free kick. A daisy cutter, straight
:34:38. > :34:42.at the German captain. They have certainly come apart at the seams
:34:43. > :34:46.today, Portugal. In the six group games they have played, they have
:34:47. > :34:48.only conceded one goal in all of the six matches. But hit for four,
:34:49. > :35:06.today. A long time to spend with ten men,
:35:07. > :35:08.after the sending off a Pepe. It was not the easiest even when he was on
:35:09. > :35:19.the field, to be honest. The Portuguese players will just be
:35:20. > :35:23.wanting to hear the final whistle. We are into the last minute of the
:35:24. > :35:30.90, heading for a couple of minutes of added time.
:35:31. > :35:38.Joao Pereira is treading a fine line, when he committed the foul and
:35:39. > :35:40.conceded a penalty after 11 minutes. Was there a case for him to have
:35:41. > :36:11.been sent off as well? before the penalty. A couple of
:36:12. > :36:18.minutes of added time. A terrible clearance by the goalkeeper. Falling
:36:19. > :36:23.invitingly to Sami Khedira, which she could not quite take advantage
:36:24. > :36:32.of. -- which he could not quite take advantage of. And space here for
:36:33. > :36:36.Moutinho. Trying to turn it away from Mertesacker, getting the free
:36:37. > :36:56.kick. Going up before the ball ended up in the back of the German net.
:36:57. > :37:03.A bit of defending to do here in the last few moments of the match. Just
:37:04. > :37:05.over one minute remaining of added time and a last chance for
:37:06. > :37:16.Christiano Ronaldo to do something from a set piece. Here we go. A good
:37:17. > :37:28.save by Manuel Neuer. My word, that was travelling like a missile.
:37:29. > :37:37.Fiercely struck and solidly saved. A largely trouble-free afternoon in
:37:38. > :37:49.the German goal by Neuer. That might well be it for Portugal. In terms of
:37:50. > :37:57.attacking play in this match. Here is the free kick again. Close enough
:37:58. > :38:07.for Manuel Neuer to make the sake without too much difficulty. There
:38:08. > :38:14.goes the final whistle. Germany had not dropped points in their first
:38:15. > :38:17.World Cup game since 1986. They have won the opening match for the
:38:18. > :38:20.seventh time in a row and in five of those seven games they have scored
:38:21. > :38:30.at least four goals. That man has scored three today, Andrei 's
:38:31. > :38:36.mother. -- Neuer. They will be hoping for better, Portugal, on
:38:37. > :38:39.Sunday. Pepe sent off. They were never in the game. Germany were
:38:40. > :38:59.comfortable and convincing winners, 4-0.
:39:00. > :39:05.There you have it. Another unexpected result and the World Cup.
:39:06. > :39:08.If you go on the BBC website every morning from half past six you can
:39:09. > :39:11.download the goals in the best bits from the games. And we have
:39:12. > :39:17.highlights every single morning on BBC T -- on BBC Two at ten minutes
:39:18. > :39:20.to hate. So many ways to watch the World Cup. Goodbye.
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