USA v Germany Match of the Day

Hello everybody. Welcome to your World Cup replay. This game is from

receive a. It is America taking on Germany. Your commentary team is

Mark Lawrenson and Guy Mowbray. COMMENTATOR The folly of building a

brand-new stadium miles from where the team and supporters at to stay

has been tested to the limit. In passable in many places. It has been

a difficult journey taking five times as long. That is for the

people making it at all. And still it is raining. Given that it looks

in remarkably good condition, this page. -- this hitch. Jurgen

Klinsmann would have smiled when this draw was made. A draw would

ensure both teams go through to the last 16. We stand first for the

national anthems. Those who have made it are in good

voice. But you might see many empty seats. Particularly in the first

half. There are an awful lot of people trying to make their way out.

To the stadium. To the arena. It is not only year in Klinsmann and his

special adviser with the connection to the opposition today. Fabian

Johnson and Jermaine Jones were born and raised in Germany. The sons of

American service personnel. Both represented the country. In the case

of Jones, three times in senior internationals. They were so close

to defeating Portugal on Sunday. Omar Gonzalez and Brad Davis have

been brought in for Geoff Cameron hand Alejandro Bedoya.

The referee is from Uzbekistan. He sent off the Croatian player on

Monday. His third game of the World Cup. And nobody has done more than

his five games in South Africa four years ago. The youngest referee in

the tournament then and he is still aged only 36. Jerome Boateng and

Thomas Muller have been passed fit after injuries against Ghana last

time out. A first start this time round force Bastian Schweinsteiger

in place of Sami Khedira. And Lukas Podolski will be called in after a

great effort in training replacing Mario Gotze. He was great and he

will be again. One of the reasons for the inclusion of Lukas Podolski

is not just because he was flying in training but to stop Johnson flying

down the right-hand side. Because for me the other night he was by far

their best player. It was the main reason that they won their opening

game against Ghana 2-1. 108 games, 47 goals for Germany. Only the great

Gerd Muller has scored more. You can low -- Joachim Low moved up to the

job from assistant. A nice herd. He is well protected against the

elements. If anything this rain is getting even heavier. There are

loads of commentary teams that have not even made it into the stadium.

We have just about made it in time. Who out of the USA and Germany?

Maybe both of them will make it into the last 16. They both have four

points from the opening game. The other teams in the group have one

apiece. Philipp Lahm. Germany in the red and

black. The Dennis the Menace change strip. Couple-macro fullbacks on. --

two fullbacks on. Uncomfortable wherever he is asked to play on the

field. Sebastien Schweinsteiger. Beasley. Caused a little bit of a

problem by Mesut Ozil. A Germany throw.

Per Mertesacker. Allowed time to ponder. Philipp Lahm. Lifted up by

Thomas Muller. Nowhere else to go for Mesut Ozil. A cross by Boateng.

Muller going for something special and Lukas Podolski has blazed it.

Just a little bit surprised with Thomas Muller, going for that.

Unless he did not see it till quite late. A lovely early cross. One

touch. And now he comes in. Set himself but did not make great

contact. What a record Thomas Muller has. Eight World Cup appearances.

Eight goals and four assists. Eight from just nine efforts on target.

They love these conditions. Not quite as hot. A bit of rain in the

faces as well. They will probably cook again. The tackles will have to

be measured. There will be a fuse sliding efforts. Looking at Jermaine

Jones. He might have two watches step in particular. Beckerman is

into that one and the whistle has gone for offside already. It will be

a free kick. We can see the plaster covering the stitches. Coming

together at the end of the Ghana game. One of those accidental ones

were it looks really bad. The thought at the time was he might

have fractured his cheekbone. It was an absolute belter that he took. No

real harm done. Thomas Muller can continue doing harm to opposing

sides. Somehow seems appropriate that he is wearing the number 13

that his namesake did all those years ago. Might be threatening his

goal total. A bit different in stature, I think. About one foot on

him, isn't it? Yes, and a low centre of gravity. Boateng. Kept away from

the ball. Another with a German connection. Bradley. Used to play in

the Bundesliga. Mesut Ozil. The stadium is slowly filling up.

Philipp Lahm. Out to Howedes. One of those back fors which consists of

four central defenders. When you drop Philipp Lahm in there as well

if needed, it causes a big difference. Toni Kroos. Jerome

Boateng. All German possession so far. Being played out in the USA

half of the field, all the game. Toni Kroos. Sebastien

Schweinsteiger. All the way over to Boateng. Beasley will have to get

across. Boateng, not really convincing in his efforts to find

Muller in the middle. Not posing too many problems to the USA. Davis.

Bounces offside. First World Cup appearance for Brad Davis. Plays

with Huston in the MLS. -- Houston. Toni Kroos. Finding Howedes. It has

been given to the USA. Much to Benedikt Howedes's concern. Mats

Hummels. It started pretty much as we thought

it would. Lots of possession from the Germans. Trying to fill up the

gaps. We will have a contest of the field as well. We will very much

have a saying. I am sure you have heard by now that no nation has

brought more supporters to the World Cup than the United States. Germany

in great numbers as well. Both sets of supporters in great voice. Mesut

Ozil dispossessed by DaMarcus Beasley. A Germany throw. Not just

everyday fans following the United States as well. Will Ferrell is

here. Glad I did not go anywhere

near that one. Thomas Muller close to it

but not close enough. That was being played out to

a noise that will become familiar, singing, "I I believe that

we will win". Must've been up all night

coming up with that one. That was mis-kicked Gonzalez,

who unsighted by Besler going to Gave the game away by chasing

after it. Just before with Gonzalez,

not dissimilar to what Cameron did the other night which presented

Portugal the first goal for Nani. He gave a shout to Besler to

leave it may be, because he did Mertesacker found Howedes

in his way. Completely unmarked,

the two of them. Dempsey will have to do a lot

of that night to buy some time that Normally it is Bradley,

but they need more numbers forward Seen as somebody who will have

a long future in the national side. Howedes might get a yellow card

for that. Absolutely,

but it could have played on. Just a little bit quick,

the referee, with that decision. Fabian Johnson was going to go

on one of those storming runs You can't argue about

the yellow card, but you might argue First German yellow card

of the World Cup. A Germany side that is

13 games unbeaten. Their last defeat came on 2nd

June last year and it was 4-3 Jones had started to go

on the right and had not been seen. Jones, a terrific leap above

Howedes. The USA enjoy a spell

of possession and their supporters His efforts to retrieve possession

have resulted That's the trouble with the USA,

nice build-up play, Dempsey scored a goal and sustained

a bloody nose against Ghana. Good defending by Gonzalez, making

sure he got in the way of Muller. He has attacked that with

the outside of his right foot. Gonzalez might be better known to

Germany had he not sustained cruciate

ligament injury in the Bundesliga The collision was with

his international team-mate, Tim Looked like it would be too high

for Toni Kroos. Couldn't control

where he put the header. Johnson was thinking about

the pass outside while he played it Just a bit of a waste, because now

the Germans are on the attack. Ground is slippy so you can slide

into it. Gonzalez is a Texan born to Mexican

parents. Podolski, managed to see off one

challenge, cleared by Beckerman. I think we can forget any thoughts

of both sides playing for a draw. The thing about the surface as well,

you can zip the passes in, Boateng at this moment is doing

a Johnson isn't he? America would prefer to win

the group if they can. They are never

underprepared are they? Germany in Port Alegre

will find some support. Out comes Howard, now the referee, I

thought he was going to have words As soon as there is a free kick he

can go and revisit the decision. Cannot now,

too much time has passed. He has forgotten what it was,

that is why. He is the only man

on the pitch with long dreadlocks. I am not being funny,

I thought he was a tramp. Not the player, the guy in the

lobby. Jones has got his hand up over

on the far side. If anything,

we have said about Boateng getting down the right-hand side for Germany

relatively unopposed and now the chance

also for Beasley to do the same. It is the full-backs playing against

one another because both teams have Ozil, sharply done but well read

by Bradley. The USA getting themselves

into the game now after allowing Germany to dictate

possession in the early stages. Hummels looked as

though he might have impeded him. Podolski, in comes Bradley,

no free kick. Muller goes for a goal

but he lost his footing. I don't think Germany mind

if the USA attack them a little bit, because Germany have

had the ball given to them Hummels has given the ball to

the USA. Manuel Neuer out to the edge

of his limits. Beat Zusi but then presented

the ball to DaMarcus Beasley. Germany with almost two thirds

possession of the ball. Yes and it is probing

possession isn't it? I don't know if you have heard

but half-brother Kevin-Prince Boateng has gone home,

sent home from the squad. An African team falling out

at the World Cup? Jones trying to inject a bit

of momentum. Davies. Bradley. A chance for Zusi. Going for gold. It

would have been the right option. He was not far away at all. A really

good attempt. The best attack of the game. For the USA. You might argue

the best of the game as well. Crisp passing. Decent strike. Up and away.

Argentina covered the gold in exactly the same circumstances

yesterday. -- covered the goal. Lahm. So good as well, posing a

little bit of a threat. Meaning the Germans cannot just pull forward,

willy-nilly. Germany throw in. Still absolutely

chucking it down. They are drifting in. Kroos. Per Mertesacker.

Schweinsteiger. A nice ball into Toni Kroos. Threatening Dempster in

all the tackles there. As soon as he came in there, there were three

white shirts right into him. He has lost his range. They have a uniform

the German coaching staff. V neck sweaters at the last World Cup. They

have gone full dark navy shirts this time around. -- for dark navy

shirts. Normally a very sartorial coach. He

looks absolutely drowned today. Schweinsteiger, up towards mother.

Dealt with by Beasley, Gonzales and the offside flag. Just putting his

hand to his stitches. Beasley. How much further can he go? He had the

foresight to stop and wait for help. They had to. There was nobody else

in the box. Johnson. Bradley, trying to get himself ready. Allowing a

chance for Howedes to get it back for Germany. Lukas Podolski was

struggling to put the brakes on. Beckerman has caught him. Free kick.

A little bit lucky. Just starting to loiter on the ball. Sebastian

Schweinsteiger. Incomes Bradley. Really bothering

Schweinsteiger. Mats Hummels. Schweinsteiger. Boateng. But all ski

will not get anywhere near that one. Forcing the error. When the first

man goes, they all kind of move. The midfield, Beckerman, Jones, Zusi and

Davis, they stay on their feet and make it very difficult. It is being

lapped up across the United States. So many have travelled here. So many

are wearing the red white and blue back home. We have said it if you

time is before and it continues to grow at a pace. Prime-time

television in America when it takes. But the problem is I think they do

not want it to take off. Back to Bradley. Beckerman thought

about going back to Tim Howard but out of the corner of his eye, Zusi

coming out to help him. Johnson is taking the long route around to

shape across. A block in the box and it was the referee getting in the

way of Jermaine Jones. You can see the referee in the centre of the

picture here. It was not his fault. He was merrily jogging along. A

feral block. -- a fair old block. Just a throw into the USA.

Johnson. Continued as he played throughout the first couple of

games. A Munich, Bonn and Hoffenheim player.

Beckerman. Johnson is going again. Just had to check back. It will be a

throw for Germany deep back in their own half. No goals yet. No goals in

the other game between Portugal and Ghana. Meaning the table is looking

like this. Germany at the top with five points. USA also with five but

the better German goal difference will have been going through as

group winners. So far so good for America. Very comfortable at the

moment. They have not done anything stupid defensively. Defended well

has 18. -- defended well as a team. Went to the very last seconds four

years ago, confirming their place in the last 16, a late winner against

Algeria by Donovan. Avoiding relegation and winning the group.

Just naivete, they have done so well. What a cross it was by

Christiano Ronaldo. It was, it was. But even so they could have kept it

on about three separate occasions just to win the game. Philipp Lahm,

crossing. Lukas Podolski darting into the penalty area. Takes out Tim

Howard. Howard was more than ready. Comfortable, isn't it? Managed to

stay in front of Zusi. Gonzales has to turn back. Just down this

right-hand side as well, the fact that Howedes has been booked, you

could have a couple of people running at him. They have got the

players down that side with Johnson and Zusi, both pretty quick. The

flag is up against Muller. He thought he did enough. But I am

pretty sure he is. -- he's off. It will be a free kick for the USA.

It is Portugal, one, Garner, nil. That would take Portugal up to four

points, almost within touching distance of Germany and the USA but

their goal difference is terrible, after they were thrashed 4-0 by

Germany in the opening game. Bradley. Headed away by Per

Mertesacker. A good ball in the box. Beckerman. Thought that he was

unfairly holding his arm. Boateng. Mesut Ozil is on the run. Trying to

stay in front of him, Beasley. Just got away with it, a little bit.

Bradley spots the run of Jones. Jones in between. I tell you what,

that was a whisker away. That was a great run. A decent ball. Just

skidding off the surface a little bit. Mesut Ozil. Sebastian

Schweinsteiger. Lukas Podolski. From his head. Expressing his

frustration. Normally get them just as he likes them. Unusual. A great

ball from Bradley. Just skidding off the surface. Inside the centre

back. A quick look at the table, how it has slightly changed with

Portugal taking the lead against Garner. As it stands, they can get

into second place in the qualifying spot. It could change if Germany go

three up against the USA. Then the goal difference will come into it.

No sides are better at the moment though. No.

Lukas Podolski. Badgered by Zusi. Wrestled by Zusi but on goes the

game with Bradley. Philipp Lahm, Mesut Ozil. Muller is trying to stay

onside. Schweinsteiger is there on the left. He took too long to think

about it. Beasley started well, actually. Of Rangers and Manchester

City. He has done the rounds, has DaMarcus Beasley. In Mexico, with

Puebla. Thomas Muller. Nice ball. Mesut Ozil. Nice drop off the

shoulder. And swivelled away by Howard. Gonzales. Boateng.

Kroos. Spotting the run of Howedes, Zusi spotted it late but just in

time. To the floor as well. Boateng. Lahm. Did not find the target.

Dempsey, to Bradley. Davis. Through to Jones. Jones trying to do two

things at once. What a waste. Zusi was away on the right. Lukas

Podolski. Mesut Ozil. Beasley. Coming in, Podolski. A

decent save as well by Tim Howard. Really zipping off the surface.

Through the legs. Would not have helped the site. He saved it. That

is all that matters. Dempsey apologising

for making the wrong run. Interesting the Bradley is playing

as an orthodox central midfielder. He is not bursting forward

so much today. Looking for Dempsey and it comes

off Matt Hummels. He missed the German cup final

at the end Taken the place of Khedira,

because he has had knee problems Schweinsteiger possibly that bit

more dynamic than Sami Khedira. Mertesacker won't be given

much time by Dempsey. Hummels,

strong enough to hold off Dempsey. Podolski has Muller coming in

on the right. He just read the play

from his starting position. That's a really good place

to come and grab it. Just a bit slow getting in there,

they had white shirts in the opposition penalty area

for a change. Just managed to keep it in

and he has won the USA a corner. Mertesacker thought

Zusi had overrun it. That automatic reaction

from Mertesacker took Germany have pulled everybody

back into the box to make There is a real queue in front

of Manuel Neuer. He took a couple of paces inside,

and if he had stayed in his original position he might

have got his head on it. Not a great game,

but it is intriguing. Mertesacker is allowed

to amble forward. Jones

in a tangle with Schweinsteiger. Jones is three years

Schweinsteiger's senior and once upon a time was

an international team-mate His last Germany game was

against England in 2008. It is said that if he repeats

his goal against Portugal, if he does, he has had a good game,

and what a goal it was, but he will not

celebrate against his motherland. You would do a lap of honour,

wouldn't you? You would if you pinged one in

from 35 yards. He did sort

of half take Muller with him. What is your opinion of

Per Mertesacker? When you isolate him, because of his

long legs, he is not the quickest, but if you get people around him

quickly, and people know there is Not in the same league,

but they used to say Bobby Moore By the way, Marquez

for Mexico, he can't run. I would have brought John Terry

anyway. Dempsey returns it to

Jermaine Jones. One touch to control,

the second to shoot. He took his eye

off it. I think that will be

the last action of the first half. The Germans wanted Bradley

booked for the challenge. This is the one that caused Jones

to be hurt. We are just going to have

one minute added on. But they are not playing for just

a point, it has been competitive. It is just

a wonder we have not had a goal. The referee says play on,

advantage USA. Unfortunately it has not

been raining goals. Let's hope for some

in the second half. It's known as the Brazilian Venice

here, and that is exactly what the streets looked

like on the way to the ground. As well as substituting his shirt,

Joachim Low is making Lukas Podolski is making way

for Miroslav Klose. Is this the day that the World Cup

goal-scoring record becomes He came on in the game against Ghana

and scored, a minute and a half He has 45 minutes to find the net

in this one. 0-0, the USA sticking to the team

that started the game, for now. I think Thomas Muller will play

on the right-hand side. Klose scored with his first

touch against the Ghanaians. It was a while before the USA got

a touch of the start of the first half, and Germany will try to start

with that sort of rhythm again. Bradley is on to him

every time he gets the ball. Schweinsteiger did

not catch it right. Brilliant, otherwise it is

a free header and 1-0. Just reacting to

the danger very quickly. The deflection of the German player

means it will be a goalkick for Just got a feeling towards the end

of the first half that Jermaine Jones was starting to get under

Bastian Schweinsteiger's skin. We said he would start on the right,

but he will drift across, and also drift across the other side

of the American back four, Well, not the best pass,

but he wasn't ready for it either. A player of his quality,

that's not good enough. I think that they still believe that

they will win, the USA supporters. A good point made by the boys

in the studio, that as it goes on, it is natural, ten minutes to go,

still 0-0, you would not expect We might get a goal before then that

could liven things up considerably. Klose, no chance he

will settle for 0-0. Klose might be an attacking

improvement because Podolski was We made the point in the previous

game against Ghana about the USA being a team that is used to winning

in their qualifying region. They have won 20 of

their last 26 international games. We have seen Mexico, Costa Rica and,

that region is not bad at all. They were a pub team,

they just whacked everybody. And Tim Howard knew it

was going past the post. That is what he does

when he plays wide rather than through the middle, he will drift

everywhere and find himself space. Becomes much more

of a dangerous player. Joachim Low said he was unlike any

other forward he has worked with in that he does not run

in the lines you can predict. Both Lahm and Schweinsteiger

with misplaced passes. I'm sure there are flecks of grey

in Joachim Low's hair now. The ultimate professional, Jurgen

Klinsmann, and his former colleague. He was just heading back down to

earth as the ball met his head. The USA are claiming offside,

but they disappeared completely. Now he is

on the field we might see more Lahm was caught late by Bradley

and it will be a German free kick. Yes, in the past World Cups he

might have got a yellow card. There has been a feeling that

the referees have been lenient, Toni Kroos has got himself ready

for this. Does he actually really need a

three-man wall from that distance? Might be better

off being able to see it. The Americans starting to

get a little bit deeper. It only needs one lack

of concentration. If the crosses are allowed to keep

coming into Miroslav Klose, Or at

the worst he will set somebody up. Straight in,

Thomas Muller with a beauty. A really good save from Tim Howard

tipping it away, Caught a little bit asleep, America,

from the original corner. He drifts into places where

nobody picks him up. The target is made for him,

outside of the defender, Besler. That might just make Germany go

up another one or two gears. Schweinsteiger looking to

Thomas Muller again. In the city where

the signs are all about the bay, warning you not to take a dip

because of sharks, you are right. Germany are the sharks

of the world game. Recovered in time,

but only to give it to Klose. Muller into Klose,

cleared by Beckerman. The United States, at the moment,

are just hanging on. Schweinsteiger to Beckerman,

and in came Klose with Thomas Muller's fourth goal

of the World Cup. Muller having picked up the award

in South Africa four years ago. Need to try and get Johnson

in the game, don't they? They are going to get Alejandro

Bedoya into the game shortly. United States have that

substitute getting ready. Had his shirt tucked by

Jones, Germany free kick. We have had our goal in the game

between Portugal and Ghana. Asamoah Gyan has equalised

for Ghana. That is bad news for United States

because if Ghana get another, and the goal difference situation

is changing as well, it might mean that the USA need

something from this one. As it stands it is still Germany

first, USA second. It is a very fluid situation and you

can bet your bottom dollar that Jurgen Klinsmann will be fully aware

of the situation in the other game. The second touch is

to Schweinsteiger. I am sorry, it does not matter how

long you have been on, He only replaced Brad Davis a few

seconds ago, but Yellow card tackle

but he does not get one. Look where Muller is playing now,

almost off the centre forward. He just leaves people, popping off,

such a good finisher. I cannot remember when Clint Dempsey

last had a kick. He is doing a lot of chasing

at the moment. Schweinsteiger lifts

it through to Ozil. Klose in the middle, joined

by Boateng and Schweinsteiger. Now the USA want play brought

back because DaMarcus Beasley That will be a free kick

and another booking, He has got to get a grip,

the man in blue. They are complaining saying he

should have brought it back but it was America's own fault,

they gave the ball away. Won a state wrestling title

in high school, Kyle Beckerman. Klose loses out to Beasley,

retrieved but only to give the US That might help the USA

a little bit. As long as they can keep 11 men

on the pitch. Close to mother. That is where he is

now. -- close to Muller. Nothing to do. Lost the touch of the ball. Down

goes Johnson. Fouled by Mesut Ozil. The USA, free kick. Sarcastic

cheering from the red, white and blue. And some jeering from the

crowd. Yes, it was his hip before he made contact. Bradley has lost it.

The careful. He is explaining it away. He might just be one foul away

now. I think he is making that point to the referee. Miroslav Klose.

Gonzales was leaving it to Johnson, and vice versa. That will be a free

kick. No, advantage, Germany. Barging into the back,

Schweinsteiger. From Toni Kroos, back to his feet here. Per

Mertesacker. Bouncing Germans behind the Tim

Howard goal. They are enjoying this one now.

Howedes. Mesut Ozil. He has continued forward, Howedes. Bedoya.

Out in front of it, America. Muller. Dempsey, desperately needs a bit of

help when it comes his way. Jones was caught off stride. He was in

between. I do not know why he stopped. Such a sweet strike.

Just measured but with enough pace, in many ways the defender did him

a favour because it was a case of easing it around him.

So well controlled, that strike from Thomas Muller.

Has to come up with something I think.

World Cup winner in 1990, European champion in 1996.

Some player, some coach in 2006 as well.

Pretty much is a fully-fledged American now,

His wife is from California isn't she?

And he is revolutionising the sport over there.

He said something the other day that went across the States, urging

bosses at all companies to give everyone the day off to watch this.

A clever piece of marketing, to get everyone onside with soccer.

The main resistance comes from other sports.

Yes, they don't want it to succeed, that is the problem.

Has he not got a bigger title than just manager as well?

Is he not some sort of technical thing as well?

Ghana are level with Portugal in the other game in the group.

As it stands, both of these teams would be going through.

I cannot remember the USA being in the goalmouth of Neuer

I think we have only said Neuer's name once and that is

You know how you said it had stopped raining?

Yes, it is hammering it down again now.

They certainly have to put the towering figure of Gonzalez in

Dempsey down, play goes on with Germany breaking.

Schweinsteiger, trying to slide rule the ball into Muller.

Schweinsteiger, what a ball, nicely controlled as well.

Germany through on seven points, USA through with four.

The USA are level on goal difference, Ghana are at -1.

Could be improved here if Dempsey can do something.

He's already broken his nose once in the tournament.

The referees and a great position to this.

Don't think Mats Hummels did a lot wrong.

Both headed the ball at the same time.

As much as anything, because you've broken your nose,

Not a great deal of contact with the face.

Hands up instinctively to protect the delicate area.

It's funny, because he came out at the start of the second half,

It looked like they had been fighting each other.

Just like the one the first time, when you least

Jones will have come out of that the worst.

The thing is, it gives players to come off and have a drink, have a

word with Klinsmann, but the fourth officially saying that they can't.

The most concern is with Jermaine Jones here.

Thomas Muller knows how that feels from his last game.

And here again is Thomas Muller's arrow into the USA net.

No panic, sizing up the situation in a split second.

His goal is the difference, and his goals are so often

He wasn't a regular starter for Bayern Munich last year,

when he did, he made it count.

What did he get, two against Manchester City

Just got a bloody nose, but think what it could have been.

If he's given the choice he will continue.

The fact they ran into each other, do you think?

Schweinsteiger is going off, and coming on his Mario Gotze.

Seven years his junior, but he is following in his footsteps

I think he is going to play centrally as well.

Jones has been mopped up and is ready to make his reappearance.

Howedes was too casual trying to find Ozil.

Neuer is enjoying having a few touches.

No signs, looking at the touchline, of any imminent changes to be made

He has one ear on what is happening elsewhere, doesn't he?

A Ghana goal in the other game, they would edge ahead of the USA

Same sort of position as Muller, but that's the only comparison.

Yes, that was like a backpass. In all sorts of trouble. It will be a

Germany corner. They will try and make sure they keep it out. Gonzales

miscued that one. Gotze cannot go any further. I have got News for

you, there is a goal in the other one. It means one of the teams has

got four points but the good news for the USA is that it is Portugal.

Christiano Ronaldo has scored. As it stands, the USA have got four

points, Portugal have got four points but the goal difference is

-3. And there are cheers from the US section of the crowd. How many

minutes left in that other game? Do we know? I would say roughly seven.

I am not sure what he was saying. He will leave the throw in for Beasley.

Mesut Ozil cannot get it. No equations are necessary if their

side can score here. It is not looking likely, is it? You must have

played in games like this. Were you half listening for results from

elsewhere? No. I knew that was coming!

Cleared by Neuer. Klose. Beasley. Jones. Beckerman. Gonzales.

Given away by Beasley. Beckerman has it now and he has lost out to Gotze.

Mesut Ozil is forced to check and he cleverly finds Gotze. Mesut Ozil. He

gets it away. He is onto it and he has overran it. I was just telling

the referee that he could not possibly stop here but it is a free

kick. Substitution. Taking of Graham Zusi, the winger and putting on

Yedlin. He is a right full-back but a frustrated when. He came on the

other night against Portugal. Just kind of dovetailed down the

right-hand side. He is quick as well, this boy. He is quicker than

Zusi. Plays in Seattle. One of those should be Brazilian in

the way that he plays full-back. Clint Dempsey. Yedlin. Robert is

6-macro in the box. The ball is not. -- Bedoya is in the box.

Andre Shirl is going to come on for Germany. It will be the second

subject appearance for him at the World Cup. -- substitute

appearance. Per Mertesacker. Almost caught by Bradley and not for the

first time. Mesut Ozil. Gonzales is all over him. Toni Kroos. He plays

with such maturity. He is 24 now. 47 caps already. Mertesacker. Boateng.

Just over five minutes out of the 90 remaining. Yedlin. Dispossessed

Howedes who has got a real problem with him on the field now. Bedoya. I

think he kind of thought, if he was passing he might hit it first time.

Gotze. Getting it back. A touch of fortune. Downs from Philipp Lahm to

him and again fortune for Gotze and the flag is up against Miroslav

Klose. Into the closing minutes. A reminder of how the group stands

just at the moment, Portugal leading Ghana 2-1 in the other game that is

taking place at the same time. Germany through as group winners,

seven points. USA through with four points ahead of Portugal on goal

difference. Andy Garner would be left at the bottom. -- Ghana would

be left at the bottom. Free kick. That goal for Portugal has got the

USA supporters at least a lot more comfortable with the closing few

minutes here. If they get three more, they will not be comfortable.

No doubt Germany deserved to win this game. As it stands they could

both go through. It would be no mean achievement for the USA. Mertesacker

is safely back to Neuer. Has he made a save? I cannot think of one off

the top of my head. Certainly not in the second half. Clint Dempsey.

Cannot think of the United States effort on target. Gotze. Boateng.

Muller. Germany are content to keep possession until the end and maybe

spring something with Philipp Lahm. He is back. Too much pace on that.

Jones. Clint Dempsey. Beasley, to Clint Dempsey. Crowded

out a bit. It did break for Beasley. Back to his winger days for a

moment. Muller was in his way. Everybody is up for the bench. The

free kick has gone to Germany. He has hardly touched him. Hardly

touched him. Up you get. The coach included. To be fair to Juergen

Klinsmann he has not taken his seat on that bench all day long. A

Germany change. Mesut Ozil is going off. And a few minutes of game time

for Scurrle. We will just have a delay. You can guess the reasons. We

have got a Bayern Munich supporter with his towel. Never mind. The

German village, a German village has lost its idiot. And now he will be

leaving! One minutes ago. He might get a police escort back in. Philipp

Lahm. Philipp Lahm, finding Mertesacker.

Boateng. Blasted away by Neuer. Thomas Muller, coming back from

being offside. Stoppage time. At least four more minutes of play.

Four minutes of additional time in the other match as well. The United

States will want these four minutes to go by with a flash in both games

with nothing more happening. Bradley, back to Howard.

Looking diagonally right and that is where he puts the ball. Jones.

Bouncing up all could be. Philipp Lahm, back to Neuer. He was just

making sure that the crowd saw him. Quite relieved to have something.

Check these skills out. Here is Bradley. We should tell them

Portugal is 4-1 up and see what happens. They are not! Just 2-1.

Scurrle. Gotze has got plenty of room. Scurrle going for it himself.

Now it is Gotze. Toni Kroos. This is where the United States

slipped up last night. Just a lack of concentration, tiredness,

eccentric. -- and so on. Should be all right now. Were they

to concede another, Portugal would have to score a couple.

Mats Hummels. Gotze. Scurrle once it returning. Now the runners are

going. Clint Dempsey. Bradley. Can he look across and see Von Bergen?

First man in the chain is Jones. Vince Dempsey. That was great,

absolutely fantastic. All or nothing. A great attack as well.

Bradley, not a bad cross. Coming in. Clint Dempsey! Just over the top. He

actually got too much on it. Needed more of a flick, doesn't it? A

flurry of excitement right at the end. You could have scored two in

about 30 seconds. Celebrate in a few moments, Jurgen Klinsmann.

That would have done it. That would have taken any guessing games out of

it. Yes. A draw would suit both sides. Nonsense, look at Philipp

Lahm with a blocked tackle. Times have changed since 1982. We have had

Germany winning it by one. Thomas Muller's goal. Problems for

supporters of both sides trying to get to the stadium but it looks like

it is going to be smiles all round. Jurgen Klinsmann has got half a

smile on his face. He knows his team are through. Does not have to worry

about anything else. When the final score is confirmed with Portugal,

the United States will be able to join Germany in celebrating. And I

think Mark, you think that the USA are well worth their place.

Certainly. They have got a bit of a lack of quality but great

application, effort and the will to win. Very well coached. Very

athletic. They have made up for some of their shortcomings. A fantastic

achievement to get out of the group. The news comes through that

it has finished, two - one. USA are second go through. Germany topping

the group. USA, nil. Germany, one. That result is enough to send both

the USA and Germany through from their group. Portugal and Ghana

played each other and both this out. We will see you again soon for

another World Cup replay. Goodbye.