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Revision as of 07:16, 17 June 2014

Group G of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consists of Germany, Portugal, Ghana, and United States. Play began on 16 June and ends on 26 June 2014.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2013[nb 1] June 2014
G1 (seed)  Germany UEFA Group C winners 11 October 2013 18th 2010 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) 2 2
G2  Portugal UEFA play-off winners 19 November 2013 6th 2010 Third place (1966) 14 4
G3  Ghana CAF Third Round winners 19 November 2013 3rd 2010 Quarter-finals (2010) 23 37
G4  United States CONCACAF Fourth Round 1st winners 10 September 2013 10th 2010 Third place (1930) 13 13
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group G table

Matches

Germany vs Portugal

The two teams have met in 17 previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup third place match, won by Germany 3–1.[1] Their most recent meeting was in the UEFA Euro 2012 group stage, won by Germany 1–0.

Germany 4–0 Portugal
Müller 12' (pen.), 45+1', 78'
Hummels 32'
Report
Attendance: 51,081
Germany
Portugal
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 20 Jérôme Boateng
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 5 Mats Hummels downward-facing red arrow 73'
LB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
DM 16 Philipp Lahm (c)
CM 6 Sami Khedira
CM 18 Toni Kroos
RW 13 Thomas Müller downward-facing red arrow 82'
LW 19 Mario Götze
CF 8 Mesut Özil downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF 9 André Schürrle upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 21 Shkodran Mustafi upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 10 Lukas Podolski upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 12 Rui Patrício
RB 21 João Pereira Yellow card 11'
CB 2 Bruno Alves
CB 3 Pepe Red card 37'
LB 5 Fábio Coentrão downward-facing red arrow 65'
DM 4 Miguel Veloso downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 João Moutinho
CM 16 Raul Meireles
RW 17 Nani
LW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF 9 Hugo Almeida downward-facing red arrow 28'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Éder upward-facing green arrow 28'
DF 13 Ricardo Costa upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 19 André Almeida upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Thomas Müller (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Fifth official:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Ghana vs United States

The two teams have met in two previous matches, both in the FIFA World Cup where Ghana eliminated the United States for two consecutive tournaments. In the 2006 group stage, Ghana won 2–1, and in the 2010 round of 16, Ghana again won 2–1 after extra time.[2]

Ghana 1–2 United States
A. Ayew 82' Report Dempsey 1'
Brooks 86'
Attendance: 39,760
Ghana
United States
GK 12 Adam Kwarasey
RB 4 Daniel Opare
CB 19 Jonathan Mensah
CB 21 John Boye
LB 20 Kwadwo Asamoah
CM 17 Mohammed Rabiu Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card 90+2'
AM 10 André Ayew
RF 13 Jordan Ayew downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan (c)
LF 7 Christian Atsu downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Kevin-Prince Boateng upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 5 Michael Essien upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 14 Albert Adomah upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah
GK 1 Tim Howard
RB 23 Fabian Johnson
CB 20 Geoff Cameron
CB 5 Matt Besler downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley
DM 15 Kyle Beckerman
CM 11 Alejandro Bedoya downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 13 Jermaine Jones
AM 4 Michael Bradley
CF 17 Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 23'
CF 8 Clint Dempsey (c)
Substitutions:
FW 9 Aron Jóhannsson upward-facing green arrow 23'
DF 6 John Brooks upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Graham Zusi upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

Man of the Match:
Clint Dempsey (USA)

Assistant referees:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Germany vs Ghana

The two teams have met in two previous matches, including in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Germany 1–0.[3] The 2010 meeting was the first World Cup match to feature brothers in the opposite teams, with Jérôme and Kevin-Prince Boateng facing each other; both have been called up to the 2014 squads.

Germany Match 29 Ghana
Report

United States vs Portugal

The two teams have met in five previous matches, including in the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by the United States 3–2.[4]

United States vs Germany

The two teams have met in nine previous matches, including twice in the FIFA World Cup, both won by Germany (1998, group stage: 2–0; 2002, quarter-finals: 1–0).[5] Current United States coach Jürgen Klinsmann played in three World Cups for Germany (he scored the second goal in the 1998 match against the United States), and also managed them in 2006 with current Germany coach Joachim Löw as his assistant, who succeeded him after the World Cup.

Portugal vs Ghana

The two teams have never met before.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 20.
  2. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 21.
  3. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 35.
  4. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 36.
  5. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 48.
  6. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA.com. p. 49.