Summary

  • Watch Highlights and replay the match via the Live Coverage tab

  • Germany & USA through

  • Result: Portugal 2-1 Ghana

  • Portugal needed three more goals

  • Ghana needed win to go through

  1. AIR FORCE ONE-NILpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Barack ObamaImage source, AP

    US President Barack Obama and White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett are watching the game on board Air Force One.

    Where's Harrison Ford?

  2. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    A reminder then - One more goal for Ghana and they are through. Can they find that opening?

  3. Postpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images

    Cristiano Ronaldo is firmly in 'one-man team' mode now, running it from all over the pitch. He goes down in the area after another long run and lands awkwardly on his knee. He's not fully fit is he?

  4. Stat attackpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Thomas Muller has scored four goals with seven shots, Cristiano Ronaldo none by attempting 17. Effective.

  5. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    The build-up play from Cristiano Ronaldo is absolutely terrific, he takes it from his own half down the left wing, commits two defenders and burns them both off with tremendous pace. He gets clear and then can't find a team-mate inside.

    He's not quite firing on all cylinders...

  6. Postpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    You can see Asamoah Gyan's equaliser in the highlights tab at the top of the page. Will he get another chance?

  7. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Former England striker Gary Lineker
    MOTD presenter

    "In the last four World Cups Thomas Muller and Miroslav Klose have scored 24 goals between them. England have managed 17.

  8. State support: USA 0-1 Germanypublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Andrew CuomoImage source, Andrew Cuomo

    This game is being played at lunchtime on the east coast of the United States. And they have a few more supporters cheering them on at home after New York State governor Andrew Cuomo responded to a request from Jurgen Klinsmann for employers to give their staff an extended lunch break.

    Cuomo, who has also posted a photo to show that he is following the game, tweets:, external "USA, NYS stands strongly behind you. I'm approving an extra hour for lunch today."

    All they need is a goal to cheer now.

  9. Postpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Ghana sniff a second goal, and they want a penalty as Asamoah Gyan takes a tumble but he's waved away. Into the last 25...

  10. YELLOW CARDpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Kyle Beckerman goes into the book for a rash challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger. That was ugly. The States just looking a bit tense as they know that they are in a precarious position now.

  11. Postpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Former England defender Martin Keown
    MOTD analyst

    Majeed Waris headerImage source, Reuters

    "Majeed Waris knows he is not going to get a better chance than that. He's in acres of space - he has got to put that in. It's a poor header in the end."

    Remember you can watch the action from Brasilia at the top of this page.

  12. Get in the hole!published at 18:19 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    "An American slice of the soccer pie." That's how 'US Soccer Guy', external - one of Twitter's finest parody accounts - describes itself. Here's a look at some of its analysis of the match....

    "Gonzalez with the depossession slide, keeping the deefense tight. Still zeros."

    "Both soccer teams are heading to the locker rooms. As it stands, America is the second winningest team in conference G."

    "Miroslav Closer, the guy the Germans call 'The German Landon', is outta the sub shack and out on the field."

  13. AS IT STANDSpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Ghana would go through if they score another goal. Portugal need to score another four.

    A reminder that if the USA and Germany draw, they would both go through and Ghana and Portugal would be out whatever happens in their game.

  14. CLOSE!published at 18:19 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    And what a chance! Ghana should be ahead, Asamoah Gyan this time serving up the cross to the back post, it's a free header for Majeed Waris - and he heads wide from five yards out!

    A terrible miss!

  15. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Into the last half hour and Ghana are now one goal away from qualifying. Got to go big. Got to go big...!

  16. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Former England defender Martin Keown
    MOTD analyst

    "Unbelievable pass from Asamoah with the outside of the boot. It is begging to be put into back of the net. He's feathered it into the area and Gyan does the rest. That has got to be the best pass of the competition."

  17. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Former Republic of Ireland defender Mark Lawrenson
    MOTD analyst

    "It is a super strike from Thomas Muller, that's what he does - drifts into space where no-one picks him up. It was a really good save from Howard initially but the USA were caught asleep at the original set-piece. Now Germany are smelling blood."

  18. GOALpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Asamoah Gyan scores

    Interesting - very interesting!

    Ghana are right back in the mix for a place in the last 16 thanks to another goal from Asamoah Gyan. It comes from a peach of a ball from the left, Kwadwo Asamoah delivering a brilliant ball and Gyan heading in at the back stick.

    Gyan is now the top scoring African in World Cup history.

  19. GOALpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Pick that one out! Tim Howard made a tremendous save from Per Merteascker's header, but he can only push it out to the edge of the box where Thomas Muller just nonchalantly steers it back into the far corner from fully 20 yards. Effortless.

    Muller now up to four goals in the World Cup as he chases back-to-back Golden Boots...

    Thomas Muller scores Germany's opening goal against the USAImage source, Getty Images
  20. CLOSE!published at 18:10 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Almost the record! Miroslav Klose loses his marker to meet Thomas Muller's clipped cross but he can't quite get enough on his header and it drifts wide.

    Klose is tied on 15 World Cup goals with Ronaldo. One more for the outright record.

    Miroslav Klose heads towards goal for Germany against the USAImage source, AP