Germany vs Portugal, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Germany

12': Thomas Müller (P)
32': Mats Hummels
45'+1': Thomas Müller
78': Thomas Müller

FT
4 - 0

Portugal

37': Pepe

Muller stars in rout against Portugal

Muller stars in rout against Portugal

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Pepe.
5': Attempt saved. Hugo Almeida (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
6': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fábio Coentrão.
8': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Veloso.
8': Attempt missed. Sami Khedira (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
9': Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
9': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Penalty Germany. Mario Götze draws a foul in the penalty area.
10': Penalty conceded by João Pereira (Portugal) after a foul in the penalty area.
11': João Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Goal! Germany 1, Portugal 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
14': Attempt blocked. Miguel Veloso (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pereira.
16': Offside, Portugal. Hugo Almeida is caught offside.
17': Foul by Raul Meireles (Portugal).
17': Jérôme Boateng (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
19': Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
22': Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Nani (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miguel Veloso.
26': Foul by Mario Götze (Germany).
26': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Almeida (Portugal).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Substitution, Portugal. Éder replaces Hugo Almeida because of an injury.
29': Foul by João Pereira (Portugal).
29': Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
31': Corner, Germany. Conceded by João Pereira.
32': Goal! Germany 2, Portugal 0. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
34': Mesut Özil (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
36': Attempt missed. Éder (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
37': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
37': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Pepe (Portugal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
40': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
40': Attempt missed. Mario Götze (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
41': Foul by Fábio Coentrão (Portugal).
41': Sami Khedira (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt saved. Mario Götze (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
45'+1': Goal! Germany 3, Portugal 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
45'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benedikt Höwedes.
45'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benedikt Höwedes.
45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 3, Portugal 0.
45': Second Half begins Germany 3, Portugal 0.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Costa replaces Miguel Veloso.
47': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
47': Sami Khedira (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Offside, Germany. Benedikt Höwedes is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze with a through ball.
51': Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
54': Foul by Mats Hummels (Germany).
54': Éder (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
57': Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Germany).
60': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benedikt Höwedes.
63': Substitution, Germany. André Schürrle replaces Mesut Özil.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio Coentrão (Portugal).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, Portugal. André Almeida replaces Fábio Coentrão because of an injury.
65': Foul by André Schürrle (Germany).
65': Ricardo Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Attempt blocked. Nani (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
68': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
69': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Schürrle with a through ball.
69': Corner, Germany. Conceded by João Pereira.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Mats Hummels (Germany).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Germany. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Mats Hummels.
75': Attempt saved. Nani (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Costa.
76': Benedikt Höwedes (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Bruno Alves (Portugal).
78': Attempt blocked. Philipp Lahm (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
78': Goal! Germany 4, Portugal 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
81': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Germany).
82': Substitution, Germany. Lukas Podolski replaces Thomas Müller.
82': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benedikt Höwedes.
85': Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
85': Éder (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Foul by Raul Meireles (Portugal).
89': Jérôme Boateng (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Offside, Germany. André Schürrle is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
90'+1': Éder (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Germany 4, Portugal 0.
0': Match ends, Germany 4, Portugal 0.

Statistics

POR		GER
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
43	Possession	54
14	SHOTS	13
9	ON GOAL	9
0.6	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
349	Accurate Passes	478
399	Passes	540
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	12
0.0	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	51
35	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.7	Long Balls %	0.8
6	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	18
14	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	26
18	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova
Location: Salvador, Brazil
Attendance: 51,081

FIFA World Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Brazil	3	+2	6
2	Switzerland	3	+1	6
3	Cameroon	3	0	4
4	Serbia	3	-3	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Germany (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Manuel Neuer (GK)
5	Mats Hummels
17	Per Mertesacker
4	Benedikt Höwedes
20	Jérôme Boateng
16	Philipp Lahm
18	Toni Kroos
6	Sami Khedira
13	Thomas Müller
19	Mario Götze
8	Mesut Özil

Germany Substitutes:

Matthias Ginter, Julian Draxler, Shkodran Mustafi, Roman Weidenfeller, Erik Durm, Kevin Grosskreutz, Miroslav Klose, Christoph Kramer, Lukas Podolski, Ron-Robert Zieler, André Schürrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Portugal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Rui Patrício (GK)
2	Bruno Alves
3	Pepe
5	Fábio Coentrão
21	João Pereira
4	Miguel Veloso
16	Raul Meireles
8	João Moutinho
9	Hugo Almeida
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
17	Nani

Portugal Substitutes:

Vieirinha, André Almeida, Beto, Silvestre Varela, Eduardo, Hélder Postiga, Luís Neto, Rafa Silva, Rúben Amorim, Éder, Ricardo Costa, William Carvalho.

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