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'''Group G''' of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] has the teams [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and the [[United States national soccer team|United States]]. The first game begins of June 16, and the last game ends on June 26. Germany and the United States both moved on to the next round, while Germany won the group.

== Table ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- bgcolor=""
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
|3||1||1||1||4||7||-3||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|3||2||1||0||7||2||+5||'''7'''
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|3||1||1||1||4||4||0||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|3||0||1||1||4||6||-2||'''1'''
|}

== Matches ==
=== Germany vs. Porugal ===

The two teams have met in 17 previous games, with the most recent game being won by Germany [[UEFA Euro 2012 Group B#Germany vs Portugal|1–0]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2012]].

Germany took the lead after [[Thomas Müller]] scored a penalty that was awarded to them after the foul by [[João Pereira (Portuguese footballer)|João Pereira]]. [[Mats Hummels]] doubled their advantage after he scored from a corner that was taken by [[Toni Kroos]]. Shortly before half time, [[Pepe (footballer born 1983)|Pepe]] got a [[red card]] and Thomas Müller scored again. Thomas Müller scored the final goal at the 78th minute, which finished the game at 4–0.

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|date=16 June 2014
|time=13:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|Germany}}
|score=4 – 0
|report=
|team2={{fb|Portugal}}
|goals1=[[Thomas Müller|Müller]] {{goal|12|pen.|45||78}}<br>[[Mats Hummels|Hummels]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Salvador (Brazil)|Salvador]]
|attendance= 51,081}}

=== Ghana vs. United States ===

Previously, the two teams have met 2 times, both in World Cup matches. In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], Ghana defeated the United States 2–1 in the group stage, and in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Ghana defeated the United States again 2–1 in the Round of 16.

[[Clint Dempsey]] scored one of the earliest goals in World Cup history, 30 seconds after the kickoff. The Americans were in the lead until [[André Ayew]] equalized the score at the 82nd minute. However, the Americans scored again just four minutes later from [[John Anthony Brooks|John Brooks]] header.

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|date=16 June 2014
|time=19:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|Ghana}}
|score=1 – 2
|report=
|team2={{fb|United States}}
|goals1=[[André Ayew|A. Ayew]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2=[[Clint Dempsey|Dempsey]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[John Anthony Brooks|Brooks]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium=[[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]
|attendance= 39,760}}

=== Germany vs. Ghana ===

The teams met twice in history, including a match in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] where Germany won 1–0. The two teams have brothers that will face each other, including [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]] of Ghana and [[Jérôme Boateng]] of Germany.

The Germans took the lead at the 51st minute after [[Thomas Müller]]'s cross helped [[Mario Götze]] score. Ghana equalized three minutes later when [[André Ayew]] headed in [[Harrison Afful]]'s corner. Ghana then took the lead when [[Philipp Lahm]]'s pass was intercepted and given to [[Asamoah Gyan]] to score at the 63rd minute. Luckily for the Germans, [[Miroslav Klose]] equalized the score after a corner was taken by [[Toni Kroos]]. The goal became Klose's 15th world cup goal, equalizing [[Ronaldo]]'s same record. He also joined players [[Pelé]] and [[Uwe Seeler]] as the only players to have scored in four [[FIFA World Cup]]'s.

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|date=21 June 2014
|time=16:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|Germany}}
|score=2 – 2
|report=
|team2={{fb|Ghana}}
|goals1=[[Mario Götze|Götze]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2=[[André Ayew|A. Ayew]] {{goal|54}}<br />[[Asamoah Gyan|Gyan]] {{goal|63}}
|stadium=[[Fortaleza]]
|attendance= 59,621}}

=== United States vs. Portugal ===

The teams have met in 5 games, including a match in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] group stage which was won by the United States 3–2.

The game started perfectly for the Portuguese, as [[Nani]] scored at the 5th minute when [[Geoff Cameron]]'s clearance landed at the feet of Nani. The game went on without goals until [[Jermaine Jones]]'s goal equalized the game from a corner. The Americans took the lead after [[Clint Dempsey]] scored from [[Graham Zusi]]'s cross. Luckily for the Portuguese, [[Silvestre Varela|Varela]] scored at the last minute from a cross from [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]. Varela's goal was one of the latest goals in [[FIFA World Cup]] history.

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|date=22 June 2014
|time=18:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|United States}}
|score=2 – 2
|report=
|team2={{fb|Portugal}}
|goals1=[[Jermaine Jones|Jones]] {{goal|64}}<br />[[Clint Dempsey|Dempsey]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2=[[Nani]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Silvestre Varela|Varela]] {{goal|90+5}}
|stadium=[[Manaus]]
|attendance= 40,123}}

=== United States vs. Germany ===

The two teams have met 5 times, including a group stage match in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] which was won by Germany 2–0, and a guarter-finals match in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] which was also won by Germany 1–0. Current United States coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] played for Germany and also managed Germany in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]].

The match was goaless until [[Thomas Müller]] scored his ninth World Cup goal at the 55th minute. The goal was the winning goal of the match, and Germany was victorious 1–0.

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|date=26 June 2014
|time=13:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|United States}}
|score=0 – 1
|report=
|team2={{fb|Germany}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Thomas Müller|Müller]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium=[[Recife]]
|attendance= 41,876}}

=== Portugal vs. Ghana ===

On this match, the two teams met for the first time.

{{footballbox
|date=26 June 2014
|time=13:00 [[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]
|team1={{fb-rt|Portugal}}
|score=2 – 1
|report=
|team2={{fb|Ghana}}
|goals1=[[John Boye|Boye]] {{goal|31|o.g.}}<br />[[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2=[[Asamoah Gyan|Gyan]] {{goal|57}}
|stadium=[[Brasília]]
|attendance= 67,540}}

== Other websites ==

*[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/group=255945/index.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Group G] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109192213/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/group=255945/index.html |date=2017-11-09 }}

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