2014 FIFA World Cup group G - wikipedia 2014 FIFA World Cup group G Group G of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Germany, Portugal, Ghana and United States. Play began on 16 June and ended on 26 June 2014. The eventual champions, Germany, came from this group. Contents 1 Teams 2 Standings 3 Matches 3.1 Germany vs Portugal 3.2 Ghana vs United States 3.3 Germany vs Ghana 3.4 United States vs Portugal 3.5 United States vs Germany 3.6 Portugal vs Ghana 4 References 5 External links Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Rankings October 2013 June 2014 G1 ( seed ) Germany UEFA UEFA Group C winners 11 October 2013 18th Winners ( 1954, 1974, 1990 ) G2 Portugal UEFA UEFA play - off winners 19 November 2013 6th Third place ( 1966 ) 14 G3 Ghana CAF CAF Third Round winners 19 November 2013 3rd Quarter - finals ( 2010 ) 23 37 G4 United States CONCACAF CONCACAF Fourth Round 1st winners 10 September 2013 10th Third place ( 1930 ) 13 13 Notes Jump up ^ The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw. Standings Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany 0 7 + 5 7 Advance to knockout stage United States 0 Portugal 7 − 3 Ghana 0 6 − 2 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria Germany advanced to play Algeria ( runner - up of Group H ) in the round of 16. United States advanced to play Belgium ( winner of Group H ) in the round of 16. Matches Germany vs Portugal Further information : List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Germany vs Portugal The two teams had met in 17 previous matches, including in the 2006 FIFA World Cup third place match, won by Germany 3 -- 1. Their most recent meeting was in the UEFA Euro 2012 group stage, won by Germany 1 -- 0. Germany took the lead with a Thomas Müller penalty kick, shooting low and hard into the bottom left - hand corner, awarded after a foul on Mario Götze by João Pereira. Mats Hummels doubled the advantage for Germany by heading in a corner kick from Toni Kroos. Shortly before halftime Müller and Pepe were involved in an altercation, in which Pepe headbutted Müller and was sent off. In first half stoppage time, Müller intercepted a clearance from Bruno Alves to slot home. Müller completed his hat - trick in the second half, as he scored from close range after Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patrício stopped André Schürrle 's cross from the right. The match was Germany 's 100th in the World Cup, the first team to reach the milestone. Müller 's hat - trick was the seventh by a German player in the World Cup, the most of any nation. This was Portugal 's worst loss in their World Cup history. 16 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Germany 4 -- 0 Portugal Müller 12 ' ( pen. ), 45 + 1 ', 78 ' Hummels 32 ' Report Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 51,081 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Germany Portugal GK Manuel Neuer RB 20 Jérôme Boateng CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB 5 Mats Hummels 73 ' LB Benedikt Höwedes DM 16 Philipp Lahm ( c ) CM 6 Sami Khedira CM 18 Toni Kroos RW 13 Thomas Müller 82 ' LW 19 Mario Götze CF 8 Mesut Özil 63 ' Substitutions : MF 9 André Schürrle 63 ' DF 21 Shkodran Mustafi 73 ' FW 10 Lukas Podolski 82 ' Manager : Joachim Löw GK 12 Rui Patrício RB 21 João Pereira 11 ' CB Bruno Alves CB Pepe 37 ' LB 5 Fábio Coentrão 65 ' DM Miguel Veloso 46 ' CM 8 João Moutinho CM 16 Raul Meireles RW 17 Nani LW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo ( c ) CF 9 Hugo Almeida 28 ' Substitutions : FW 11 Eder 28 ' DF 13 Ricardo Costa 46 ' DF 19 André Almeida 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 had met in three previous matches, including twice in World Cup in 2006 and 2010, where both times Ghana beat United States 2 -- 1. The 2006 FIFA World Cup encounter was in their last group stage match, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup encounter was in the round of 16 final where Ghana won again, which in both occasions, eliminated United States from those previous World Cups. Clint Dempsey opened the scoring for the United States within 29 seconds ( the fifth fastest goal in the history of the World Cup ), as he received the ball from Jermaine Jones, dribbled past John Boye and shot into the far corner. The lead lasted until the 82nd minute, when Asamoah Gyan 's back - heel set up André Ayew to score. However, the United States scored the game - winning goal four minutes later, when half - time substitute John Brooks headed in Graham Zusi 's corner. The American victory was marred by an injury to Jozy Altidore, leaving the match in the 21st minute with a strained left hamstring. Dempsey 's goal was officially timed by FIFA at 30 seconds after kick - off, the fifth fastest in World Cup history, and the fastest by an American player. He also became the first American player to score in three World Cups. DaMarcus Beasley became the first American to play in four World Cups. Brooks became the first American substitute ever to score in a World Cup. 16 June 2014 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Ghana 1 -- 2 United States A. Ayew 82 ' Report Dempsey 1 ' Brooks 86 ' Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 39,760 Referee : Jonas Eriksson ( Sweden ) Ghana United States GK 12 Adam Kwarasey RB Daniel Opare CB 19 Jonathan Mensah CB 21 John Boye LB 20 Kwadwo Asamoah CM 17 Mohammed Rabiu 30 ' 71 ' CM 11 Sulley Muntari 90 + 2 ' AM 10 André Ayew RF 13 Jordan Ayew 59 ' CF Asamoah Gyan ( c ) LF 7 Christian Atsu 78 ' Substitutions : FW 9 Kevin - Prince Boateng 59 ' MF 5 Michael Essien 71 ' MF 14 Albert Adomah 78 ' Manager : James Kwesi Appiah GK Tim Howard RB 23 Fabian Johnson CB 20 Geoff Cameron CB 5 Matt Besler 46 ' LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley DM 15 Kyle Beckerman CM 11 Alejandro Bedoya 77 ' CM 13 Jermaine Jones AM Michael Bradley CF 17 Jozy Altidore 23 ' CF 8 Clint Dempsey ( c ) Substitutions : FW 9 Aron Jóhannsson 23 ' DF 6 John Brooks 46 ' MF 19 Graham Zusi 77 ' Manager : Jürgen Klinsmann Man of the Match : Clint Dempsey ( United States ) Assistant referees : Mathias Klasenius ( Sweden ) Daniel Wärnmark ( Sweden ) Fourth official : Norbert Hauata ( Tahiti ) Fifth official : Aden Marwa ( Kenya ) Germany vs Ghana The two teams had met in three previous matches, including in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by Germany 1 -- 0. After a goalless first half, Germany took the lead when Thomas Müller crossed from the right for Mario Götze, whose header went in off his thigh. Ghana equalised three minutes later, when André Ayew headed in Harrison Afful 's cross from the right. Ghana then took the lead when Sulley Muntari intercepted the ball from Philipp Lahm, then slipped a through ball for Asamoah Gyan to score with his right foot. Just two minutes after coming on as a substitute, Miroslav Klose once again tied up the match, with a close - range finish after Benedikt Höwedes flicked on a corner from Toni Kroos. Klose 's goal took his World Cup total to 15, equalling the record mark held by Brazil 's Ronaldo. He also joined Pelé and Uwe Seeler as the only players to have scored in four World Cups. Gyan became the joint top African scorer in the World Cup ( tied with Cameroon 's Roger Milla ) with five goals, and also the first African player to score in three World Cups. Just as in the 2010 meeting, Jérôme Boateng ( Germany ) and Kevin - Prince Boateng ( Ghana ) faced each other, the second time two brothers faced each other in a World Cup game. In the 52nd minute, a man with a Polish passport, identified as Leszek Ludomir, invaded the pitch shirtless, with letters and numbers painted on his chest and back. FIFA 's official TV feed cut out the images. The man was approached in a calm and friendly manner by Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari, who quickly escorted him off the pitch, and he was then taken into custody by the stadium security. It was also quite surprising that no police were seen on the pitch in pursuit of the invader. 21 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 3 Germany 2 -- 2 Ghana Götze 51 ' Klose 71 ' Report A. Ayew 54 ' Gyan 63 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 59,621 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Germany Ghana GK Manuel Neuer RB 20 Jérôme Boateng 46 ' CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB 5 Mats Hummels LB Benedikt Höwedes DM 16 Philipp Lahm ( c ) CM 6 Sami Khedira 70 ' CM 18 Toni Kroos RW 8 Mesut Özil LW 19 Mario Götze 69 ' CF 13 Thomas Müller Substitutions : DF 21 Shkodran Mustafi 46 ' FW 11 Miroslav Klose 69 ' MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 70 ' Manager : Joachim Löw GK 16 Fatau Dauda RB 23 Harrison Afful CB 21 John Boye CB 19 Jonathan Mensah LB 20 Kwadwo Asamoah CM 11 Sulley Muntari 90 + 4 ' CM 17 Mohammed Rabiu 78 ' RW 7 Christian Atsu 72 ' AM 9 Kevin - Prince Boateng 52 ' LW 10 André Ayew CF Asamoah Gyan ( c ) Substitutions : FW 13 Jordan Ayew 52 ' MF 22 Wakaso Mubarak 72 ' MF 8 Emmanuel Agyemang - Badu 78 ' Manager : James Kwesi Appiah Man of the Match : Mario Götze ( Germany ) Assistant referees : Emerson De Carvalho ( Brazil ) Marcelo Van Gasse ( Brazil ) Fourth official : Víctor Hugo Carrillo ( Peru ) Fifth official : Rodney Aquino ( Paraguay ) United States vs Portugal The two teams had met in five previous matches, including in the 2002 FIFA World Cup group stage, won by the United States 3 -- 2. Portugal defender Pepe was suspended for the match after his red card against Germany. Portugal took the lead within five minutes, when Geoff Cameron 's mis - hit clearance fell to Nani and he scored from close range. Near the end of the first half, Nani 's long - range shot hit the post, and American goalkeeper Tim Howard saved Éder 's follow - up. In the second half, Michael Bradley had a shot cleared off the line by Ricardo Costa, but the United States eventually equalised through Jermaine Jones, as he curled in a right - foot shot in after a corner was cleared to him. The United States then took the lead, as Graham Zusi crossed for Clint Dempsey to score with his midriff. Had the United States held on for the win, they would have clinched a place in the knockout stage while eliminating Portugal at the same time, but in the fifth minute of injury time, Cristiano Ronaldo crossed for substitute Silvestre Varela to head in the equaliser and keep Portugal 's qualification hopes alive. Varela 's goal ( 94 : 33 ) was the latest World Cup goal scored in regulation time. In the 39th minute, the players took a short water break during an injury stoppage, but this was not considered an official `` cooling break '' as introduced by FIFA for this tournament. 22 June 2014 18 : 00 UTC − 4 United States 2 -- 2 Portugal Jones 64 ' Dempsey 81 ' Report Nani 5 ' Varela 90 + 5 ' Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 40,123 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) United States Portugal GK Tim Howard RB 23 Fabian Johnson CB 20 Geoff Cameron CB 5 Matt Besler LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley CM 15 Kyle Beckerman CM 13 Jermaine Jones 75 ' RW 11 Alejandro Bedoya 72 ' AM Michael Bradley LW 19 Graham Zusi 90 + 1 ' CF 8 Clint Dempsey ( c ) 87 ' Substitutions : DF DeAndre Yedlin 72 ' FW 18 Chris Wondolowski 87 ' DF Omar Gonzalez 90 + 1 ' Manager : Jürgen Klinsmann GK 22 Beto RB 21 João Pereira CB 13 Ricardo Costa CB Bruno Alves LB 19 André Almeida 46 ' DM Miguel Veloso CM 8 João Moutinho CM 16 Raul Meireles 69 ' RW 17 Nani LW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo ( c ) CF 23 Hélder Postiga 16 ' Substitutions : FW 11 Eder 16 ' MF 6 William Carvalho 46 ' MF 18 Silvestre Varela 69 ' Manager : Paulo Bento Man of the Match : Tim Howard ( United States ) Assistant referees : Hernán Maidana ( Argentina ) Juan Pablo Belatti ( Argentina ) Fourth official : Wálter López ( Guatemala ) Fifth official : Leonel Leal ( Costa Rica ) United States vs Germany The two teams had 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 ). The match featured two German coaches, Jürgen Klinsmann and Joachim Löw, facing each other. United States coach 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 Löw as his assistant, who succeeded him after the World Cup. Both teams came into this match needing only one point to qualify for the knockout stage. The only goal of the match was scored by Thomas Müller in the 55th minute, who slotted in the rebound with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area after American goalkeeper Tim Howard parried out Per Mertesacker 's header. With the win, Germany qualified as group winners, while the United States also qualified despite the loss as Portugal 's 2 -- 1 win over Ghana at the same time ensured that the Americans finished as group runners - up above the Portuguese on goal difference, meaning that they reached the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time. This was the first match of the tournament where Bastian Schweinsteiger was included in the starting lineup and the last match where Lukas Podolski saw any time on the pitch. With Costa Rica and Mexico also reaching the knockout stage earlier, this was the first time there were three CONCACAF teams in the knockout stage of a World Cup. 26 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 United States 0 -- 1 Germany Report Müller 55 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 41,876 Referee : Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan ) United States Germany GK Tim Howard RB 23 Fabian Johnson CB Omar Gonzalez 37 ' CB 5 Matt Besler LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley CM 15 Kyle Beckerman 62 ' CM 13 Jermaine Jones RW 19 Graham Zusi 84 ' AM Michael Bradley LW 14 Brad Davis 59 ' CF 8 Clint Dempsey ( c ) Substitutions : MF 11 Alejandro Bedoya 59 ' DF DeAndre Yedlin 84 ' Manager : Jürgen Klinsmann GK Manuel Neuer RB 20 Jérôme Boateng CB 17 Per Mertesacker CB 5 Mats Hummels LB Benedikt Höwedes 11 ' DM 16 Philipp Lahm ( c ) CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 76 ' CM 18 Toni Kroos RW 8 Mesut Özil 89 ' LW 10 Lukas Podolski 46 ' CF 13 Thomas Müller Substitutions : FW 11 Miroslav Klose 46 ' MF 19 Mario Götze 76 ' MF 9 André Schürrle 89 ' Manager : Joachim Löw Man of the Match : Thomas Müller ( Germany ) Assistant referees : Abdukhamidullo Rasulov ( Uzbekistan ) Bakhadyr Kochkarov ( Kyrgyzstan ) Fourth official : Néant Alioum ( Cameroon ) Fifth official : Djibril Camara ( Senegal ) Portugal vs Ghana The two teams had never met before. Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. However, along with fellow midfielder Kevin - Prince Boateng, Muntari was indefinitely suspended from the team for disciplinary reasons by the Ghana Football Association before the match. Both teams came into the match knowing that to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, they had to win while hoping that the United States vs Germany match, played at the same time, did not end in a draw. Portugal took the lead in the first half, when John Boye deflected in Miguel Veloso 's cross with his knee for an own goal. Asamoah Gyan equalised for Ghana in the second half, heading in Kwadwo Asamoah 's outside of the foot cross from the left. Cristiano Ronaldo scored Portugal 's game winner in the 80th minute, after Ghana goalkeeper Fatau Dauda palmed the ball to him in the penalty area after a cross from the left. Despite the win and Germany 's win over the United States, Portugal finished behind the United States on goal difference, and were eliminated together with Ghana, which failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time in their three campaigns. Gyan 's goal was his sixth in the World Cup, passing the tally of Roger Milla as the top African goalscorer in the World Cup. Ronaldo 's goal made him the first Portuguese player to score in three World Cups. 26 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Portugal 2 -- 1 Ghana Boye 31 ' ( o.g. ) Ronaldo 80 ' Report Gyan 57 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance : 67,540 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla ( Bahrain ) Portugal Ghana GK 22 Beto 89 ' RB 21 João Pereira 61 ' CB Pepe CB Bruno Alves LB Miguel Veloso DM 6 William Carvalho CM 8 João Moutinho 90 + 4 ' CM 20 Rúben Amorim RW 17 Nani LW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo ( c ) CF 11 Eder 69 ' Substitutions : MF 18 Silvestre Varela 61 ' MF 10 Vieirinha 69 ' GK Eduardo 89 ' Manager : Paulo Bento GK 16 Fatau Dauda RB 23 Harrison Afful 39 ' CB 21 John Boye CB 19 Jonathan Mensah LB 20 Kwadwo Asamoah CM 17 Mohammed Rabiu 76 ' CM 8 Emmanuel Agyemang - Badu RW 7 Christian Atsu LW 10 André Ayew 81 ' CF 18 Abdul Majeed Waris 55 ' 71 ' CF Asamoah Gyan ( c ) Substitutions : FW 13 Jordan Ayew 78 ' 71 ' MF 6 Afriyie Acquah 76 ' MF 22 Wakaso Mubarak 81 ' Manager : James Kwesi Appiah Man of the Match : Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal ) Assistant referees : Yaser Tulerat ( Bahrain ) Ebrahim Saleh ( Bahrain ) Fourth official : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Fifth official : Eduardo Díaz ( Colombia ) References Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). 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Jump up ^ `` Portugal hang on against USA with last - ditch goal ''. Guardian. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` United States 2 Portugal 2 ''. BBC Sport. 22 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` FIFA World Cup : USA 2, Portugal 2 ''. CBC. 22 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` World Cup Match So Hot Officials Call for First - Ever Water Break ''. ABC News. 22 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Dutch and Mexicans get first World Cup cooling break ''. China Daily. 30 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 48. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Reunion as rivals for Jurgen and Jogi ''. FIFA.com. 25 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Germany 's Thomas Müller secures win but beaten USA reach last 16 too ''. Guardian. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` USA 0 Germany 1 ''. BBC Sport. 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` US Advances to Knockout Stage Despite Loss ''. ABC News. 25 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` CONCACAF and Africa enter brave new world ''. FIFA.com. 27 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 49. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Muntari suspended for Portugal game ''. Ghana Football Association. 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ Hills, David ( 26 June 2014 ). `` Ghana in chaos as Sulley Muntari and Kevin - Prince Boateng suspended ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` World Cup : Ghana duo Sulley Muntari and Kevin - Prince Boateng kicked out of squad ''. Sky Sports News. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Portugal eliminated despite Cristiano Ronaldo 's goal beating Ghana ''. Guardian. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Portugal 2 Ghana 1 ''. BBC Sport. 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Asamoah Gyan Sets Record for Most Career World Cup Goals by an African Player ''. Bleacher Report. 26 June 2014. 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Question: who beat the usa in the world cup 2014
Answer: Germany